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Crop duster flew wrong pattern and cut off an aircraft on final approach causing near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 268018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rbl |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 140 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 120 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 268018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 1240 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 267916 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 vertical : 10 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing rbl, ca, flight of 2. Entered right base to runway 15 as other traffic was approaching from far side of field reporting 5 mi south. My flight was 4 mi north. I called final and short final flight of 2. I landed and cleared and looked behind to see a yellow crop duster type touching down behind me and ahead of my second in flight. #2 in flight had to make a go around. A crop duster pilot came very close to my partner and came around in a sharp s-turn to land behind me. I talked to this pilot and he was very indignant to me. We stayed and ate lunch while the crop duster flew onto another town. Both I and the crop duster had 2-WAY communications with red bluff radio. I feel that this pilot was aware of our presence and intentionally flew around my partner. Supplemental information from acn 267916: I was below him by 10 ft and behind him by about 10 ft. I asked him if he saw me down under him. No response. After a few seconds, he left and flew way wide. I thought he was leaving. However, he came back at me from the other side -- kind of an s-turn and then landed. I did a go around. During my go around I asked the red bluff FSS for a radio check. It was loud and clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CROP DUSTER FLEW WRONG PATTERN AND CUT OFF AN ACFT ON FINAL APCH CAUSING NMAC.
Narrative: LNDG RBL, CA, FLT OF 2. ENTERED R BASE TO RWY 15 AS OTHER TFC WAS APCHING FROM FAR SIDE OF FIELD RPTING 5 MI S. MY FLT WAS 4 MI N. I CALLED FINAL AND SHORT FINAL FLT OF 2. I LANDED AND CLRED AND LOOKED BEHIND TO SEE A YELLOW CROP DUSTER TYPE TOUCHING DOWN BEHIND ME AND AHEAD OF MY SECOND IN FLT. #2 IN FLT HAD TO MAKE A GAR. A CROP DUSTER PLT CAME VERY CLOSE TO MY PARTNER AND CAME AROUND IN A SHARP S-TURN TO LAND BEHIND ME. I TALKED TO THIS PLT AND HE WAS VERY INDIGNANT TO ME. WE STAYED AND ATE LUNCH WHILE THE CROP DUSTER FLEW ONTO ANOTHER TOWN. BOTH I AND THE CROP DUSTER HAD 2-WAY COMS WITH RED BLUFF RADIO. I FEEL THAT THIS PLT WAS AWARE OF OUR PRESENCE AND INTENTIONALLY FLEW AROUND MY PARTNER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 267916: I WAS BELOW HIM BY 10 FT AND BEHIND HIM BY ABOUT 10 FT. I ASKED HIM IF HE SAW ME DOWN UNDER HIM. NO RESPONSE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, HE LEFT AND FLEW WAY WIDE. I THOUGHT HE WAS LEAVING. HOWEVER, HE CAME BACK AT ME FROM THE OTHER SIDE -- KIND OF AN S-TURN AND THEN LANDED. I DID A GAR. DURING MY GAR I ASKED THE RED BLUFF FSS FOR A RADIO CHK. IT WAS LOUD AND CLR.
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.