Narrative:

While operating at an uncontrolled airport with a multicom frequency, the pilot of this plane was preparing to takeoff on runway 18. The intentions to taxi and takeoff were announced on multicom. One other airplane was observed on a downwind leg to land on runway 18. No radio communications were heard from the landing plane (C182). A takeoff was initiated and then rejected at 40 KIAS and 1000 ft from the takeoff point when another (3RD) plane (piper cub) was observed turning to final - opposite direction. The rejected takeoff was successful and the plane in the opposite direction abandoned the landing and went around. The plane on the ground (ours) exited the runway. The 2ND plane (C182, on downwind) had turned to final on runway 18 behind us and landed. The 3RD aircraft on go around cub followed to land. The event was caused by: the 3RD airplane (piper cub) landing opposite direction. Not checking the pattern for local traffic prior to turning base/final. The 3RD plane landing on a runway which would result in a tailwind. The 2ND airplane (C182) did not self-announce the intentions on multicom. An attempt was made to discuss this event with the cub pilot after this landing, but the pilot could not be located. The cub plane was examined by this reporter and did not have a radio on board. Prevention: follow aim procedures for uncontrolled airports. Use multicom for position reports. Maintain careful vigilance in the traffic pattern. Get recurrent training. This is the first clear, warm day on a weekend in 4-6 weekends and begins the spring flying season. The need for pilots to review airport operation basics will help minimize this type of event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC PATTERN PROC - ACFT (X) REJECTS ITS TKOF WHEN ACFT (Y) MAKES APCH FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: WHILE OPERATING AT AN UNCTLED ARPT WITH A MULTICOM FREQ, THE PLT OF THIS PLANE WAS PREPARING TO TKOF ON RWY 18. THE INTENTIONS TO TAXI AND TKOF WERE ANNOUNCED ON MULTICOM. ONE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON A DOWNWIND LEG TO LAND ON RWY 18. NO RADIO COMS WERE HEARD FROM THE LNDG PLANE (C182). A TKOF WAS INITIATED AND THEN REJECTED AT 40 KIAS AND 1000 FT FROM THE TKOF POINT WHEN ANOTHER (3RD) PLANE (PIPER CUB) WAS OBSERVED TURNING TO FINAL - OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE REJECTED TKOF WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE PLANE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ABANDONED THE LNDG AND WENT AROUND. THE PLANE ON THE GND (OURS) EXITED THE RWY. THE 2ND PLANE (C182, ON DOWNWIND) HAD TURNED TO FINAL ON RWY 18 BEHIND US AND LANDED. THE 3RD ACFT ON GAR CUB FOLLOWED TO LAND. THE EVENT WAS CAUSED BY: THE 3RD AIRPLANE (PIPER CUB) LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION. NOT CHKING THE PATTERN FOR LCL TFC PRIOR TO TURNING BASE/FINAL. THE 3RD PLANE LNDG ON A RWY WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A TAILWIND. THE 2ND AIRPLANE (C182) DID NOT SELF-ANNOUNCE THE INTENTIONS ON MULTICOM. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DISCUSS THIS EVENT WITH THE CUB PLT AFTER THIS LNDG, BUT THE PLT COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE CUB PLANE WAS EXAMINED BY THIS RPTR AND DID NOT HAVE A RADIO ON BOARD. PREVENTION: FOLLOW AIM PROCS FOR UNCTLED ARPTS. USE MULTICOM FOR POS RPTS. MAINTAIN CAREFUL VIGILANCE IN THE TFC PATTERN. GET RECURRENT TRAINING. THIS IS THE FIRST CLR, WARM DAY ON A WEEKEND IN 4-6 WEEKENDS AND BEGINS THE SPRING FLYING SEASON. THE NEED FOR PLTS TO REVIEW ARPT OP BASICS WILL HELP MINIMIZE THIS TYPE OF EVENT.

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.