Narrative:

Upon approach to esn, we were informed that the runway in use was runway 4 and winds were 10 degrees at 10 KTS. We made calls on downwind, base and final. During downwind we noticed an aircraft (pitts) takeoff from runway 33 and turn underneath us. We repeated our intention for runway 4 but the pitts transmitted for landing on runway 33 and did not answer our or the field's call to remain clear of runway 4. We extended our downwind until we saw the pitts land and then made our base and final leg. During this time the pitts continued to announce intentions for runway 33 but never acknowledged any calls to warn of cross traffic. I registered a verbal complaint with the airport manager, who informed me that this individual had done this action several times before. The pilot of the pitts was idented as a retired naval aviator. I realize that this is an uncontrolled field but I also feel that the actions of the pitts pilot were reckless and unbecoming a professional. I feel that he needs some form of admonition for his actions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was referred to the hotline to lodge his complaint. He was very grateful as he feels this pilot is a true hazard. When he was in the airport office area to discuss the problem with the airport manager there were loud voices and an argument going on. He later found out it was the manager discussing the problem with the errant pilot who did not accept the criticism pleasantly. Reporter feels this pilot will not change his ways and perhaps the hotline will develop into some pressure to help that situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON APCH TO NON TWR ARPT HAS SECOND ACFT DEPART AND FLY PATTERN FOR INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative: UPON APCH TO ESN, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE RWY IN USE WAS RWY 4 AND WINDS WERE 10 DEGS AT 10 KTS. WE MADE CALLS ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. DURING DOWNWIND WE NOTICED AN ACFT (PITTS) TKOF FROM RWY 33 AND TURN UNDERNEATH US. WE REPEATED OUR INTENTION FOR RWY 4 BUT THE PITTS XMITTED FOR LNDG ON RWY 33 AND DID NOT ANSWER OUR OR THE FIELD'S CALL TO REMAIN CLR OF RWY 4. WE EXTENDED OUR DOWNWIND UNTIL WE SAW THE PITTS LAND AND THEN MADE OUR BASE AND FINAL LEG. DURING THIS TIME THE PITTS CONTINUED TO ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS FOR RWY 33 BUT NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED ANY CALLS TO WARN OF CROSS TFC. I REGISTERED A VERBAL COMPLAINT WITH THE ARPT MGR, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD DONE THIS ACTION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE PLT OF THE PITTS WAS IDENTED AS A RETIRED NAVAL AVIATOR. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN UNCTLED FIELD BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE PITTS PLT WERE RECKLESS AND UNBECOMING A PROFESSIONAL. I FEEL THAT HE NEEDS SOME FORM OF ADMONITION FOR HIS ACTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS REFERRED TO THE HOTLINE TO LODGE HIS COMPLAINT. HE WAS VERY GRATEFUL AS HE FEELS THIS PLT IS A TRUE HAZARD. WHEN HE WAS IN THE ARPT OFFICE AREA TO DISCUSS THE PROB WITH THE ARPT MGR THERE WERE LOUD VOICES AND AN ARGUMENT GOING ON. HE LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MGR DISCUSSING THE PROB WITH THE ERRANT PLT WHO DID NOT ACCEPT THE CRITICISM PLEASANTLY. RPTR FEELS THIS PLT WILL NOT CHANGE HIS WAYS AND PERHAPS THE HOTLINE WILL DEVELOP INTO SOME PRESSURE TO HELP THAT SIT.

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.