Narrative:

I listened for 15 mins prior to landing on the CTAF 122.9 for any aircraft at the airport and heard no one. On a 2 mi final, I noted a cessna on short final. I then used the radio and said, 'virogua traffic,' gave my type aircraft and registration number, and mentioned I was on final landing runway 11, which is 3350 ft long. The cessna lands nearly halfway down the runway and finally stops about 2500-3500 ft down the runway. While over the numbers, the cessna makes a 180 on the runway to back taxi on the runway since the airport does not have a taxiway. I had the choice to either land or go around. I landed and had it stopped in 400 ft. I announce on the CTAF of doing a 180 to back taxi for takeoff. The cessna pilot asks me on the CTAF if I had used the radio to announce my landing and I said yes. I determined that the cessna was on a dual instructional flight and while I announced that I was on final, it looked like the cessna was about to crash and the instructor had to save the aircraft, which he did, but he didn't hear my position call. The cessna had right of way while landing and until he came to a full stop or cleared the runway. However, once he makes a 180 to taxi back for takeoff, then I had right of way as a landing aircraft. A possible communication problem can be found in trying to pronounce the name virogua, which can be said several ways. Maybe the proper pronunciation for the strange sounding names could be placed in the airport facility directory.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED ON AN OCCUPIED RWY.

Narrative: I LISTENED FOR 15 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG ON THE CTAF 122.9 FOR ANY ACFT AT THE ARPT AND HEARD NO ONE. ON A 2 MI FINAL, I NOTED A CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL. I THEN USED THE RADIO AND SAID, 'VIROGUA TFC,' GAVE MY TYPE ACFT AND REGISTRATION NUMBER, AND MENTIONED I WAS ON FINAL LNDG RWY 11, WHICH IS 3350 FT LONG. THE CESSNA LANDS NEARLY HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY AND FINALLY STOPS ABOUT 2500-3500 FT DOWN THE RWY. WHILE OVER THE NUMBERS, THE CESSNA MAKES A 180 ON THE RWY TO BACK TAXI ON THE RWY SINCE THE ARPT DOES NOT HAVE A TXWY. I HAD THE CHOICE TO EITHER LAND OR GAR. I LANDED AND HAD IT STOPPED IN 400 FT. I ANNOUNCE ON THE CTAF OF DOING A 180 TO BACK TAXI FOR TKOF. THE CESSNA PLT ASKS ME ON THE CTAF IF I HAD USED THE RADIO TO ANNOUNCE MY LNDG AND I SAID YES. I DETERMINED THAT THE CESSNA WAS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT AND WHILE I ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS ON FINAL, IT LOOKED LIKE THE CESSNA WAS ABOUT TO CRASH AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO SAVE THE ACFT, WHICH HE DID, BUT HE DIDN'T HEAR MY POS CALL. THE CESSNA HAD RIGHT OF WAY WHILE LNDG AND UNTIL HE CAME TO A FULL STOP OR CLRED THE RWY. HOWEVER, ONCE HE MAKES A 180 TO TAXI BACK FOR TKOF, THEN I HAD RIGHT OF WAY AS A LNDG ACFT. A POSSIBLE COM PROB CAN BE FOUND IN TRYING TO PRONOUNCE THE NAME VIROGUA, WHICH CAN BE SAID SEVERAL WAYS. MAYBE THE PROPER PRONUNCIATION FOR THE STRANGE SOUNDING NAMES COULD BE PLACED IN THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY.

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.