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Attributes | |
ACN | 260370 |
Time | |
Date | 199401 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pvg |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : twr |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 50 |
ASRS Report | 260370 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 10 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I left phf VFR to pvg. I spoke to phf controllers or radio #1 nd left. Approximately 8 mi/4 mi/downwind, base and final to pvg, I called asking for the runway in use at pvg. ( It is about 30 mi from pvg.) I received no reply from anyone on the pvg unicom, and since it was a holiday and phf controllers said there was no 'reported' traffic, I didn't think it was unusual. I found the windsock, which favored runway 10 (it blew slightly favoring 10 -- it was about 070 degrees). I landed and upon rollout at the intersection of runways 10/2, I encountered another aircraft (single engine cessna). It was too late to go around, stop, or even avoid. Luckily the other aircraft had airspeed and was able to 'hop' over me at the intersection. I was never so surprised because I knew we would crash. He had the airspeed, luckily -- otherwise I would have speared him and my engines would have wrapped around his aircraft. I found out later my radio had failed upon leaving phf (5 min before!) and they were using runway 2! I should have checked pvg using my #2 radio, but did not because I had just used #1 and it was okay. But in the future, if I receive no reply on a unicom frequency, I will always switch to #2 to confirm. Also, I'll look even harder for other aircraft. I looked and saw one, but it was up higher than pattern altitude (about 1500 ft).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWIN ENG ACFT HAS NMAC WITH SINGLE ENG ON LNDG ROLL AT RWY INTXN.
Narrative: I LEFT PHF VFR TO PVG. I SPOKE TO PHF CTLRS OR RADIO #1 ND LEFT. APPROX 8 MI/4 MI/DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL TO PVG, I CALLED ASKING FOR THE RWY IN USE AT PVG. ( IT IS ABOUT 30 MI FROM PVG.) I RECEIVED NO REPLY FROM ANYONE ON THE PVG UNICOM, AND SINCE IT WAS A HOLIDAY AND PHF CTLRS SAID THERE WAS NO 'RPTED' TFC, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS UNUSUAL. I FOUND THE WINDSOCK, WHICH FAVORED RWY 10 (IT BLEW SLIGHTLY FAVORING 10 -- IT WAS ABOUT 070 DEGS). I LANDED AND UPON ROLLOUT AT THE INTXN OF RWYS 10/2, I ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER ACFT (SINGLE ENG CESSNA). IT WAS TOO LATE TO GAR, STOP, OR EVEN AVOID. LUCKILY THE OTHER ACFT HAD AIRSPD AND WAS ABLE TO 'HOP' OVER ME AT THE INTXN. I WAS NEVER SO SURPRISED BECAUSE I KNEW WE WOULD CRASH. HE HAD THE AIRSPD, LUCKILY -- OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE SPEARED HIM AND MY ENGS WOULD HAVE WRAPPED AROUND HIS ACFT. I FOUND OUT LATER MY RADIO HAD FAILED UPON LEAVING PHF (5 MIN BEFORE!) AND THEY WERE USING RWY 2! I SHOULD HAVE CHKED PVG USING MY #2 RADIO, BUT DID NOT BECAUSE I HAD JUST USED #1 AND IT WAS OKAY. BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF I RECEIVE NO REPLY ON A UNICOM FREQ, I WILL ALWAYS SWITCH TO #2 TO CONFIRM. ALSO, I'LL LOOK EVEN HARDER FOR OTHER ACFT. I LOOKED AND SAW ONE, BUT IT WAS UP HIGHER THAN PATTERN ALT (ABOUT 1500 FT).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.