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Near midair collision on final approach. Reporter pilot had radio problem and entered traffic pattern without tower clearance or green light. Reporter was lost and disoriented.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341034 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fmn |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fmn |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skymaster |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 316 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 341034 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The problem started with me thinking that I was at double eagle near albuquerque, NM. Nobody was answering my radio calls. I flew around what was actually four corners regional 2 times at a 3 mi radius. I saw an aircraft land and decided to set up for landing on that runway (runway 5). In the meantime, the tower had changed runways to runway 7 and had a beech 1900 on final. I saw the B1900 touch down just before I was about to touch down. I did a missed approach and landed at aztec as I only had 45 mins fuel left. After figuring out where I was at and getting right frequencys, I took off from aztec to four corners regional and still was unable to make radio contact on 118.9. My radio was sounding garbled even on intercom. I circled the airport to identify traffic and receive light signals. I saw traffic but no light signals. I decided the safest thing to do was line up behind traffic and land. I landed behind a sky master and was able to fuel up. The sky master was also talked to for no radio communication and the tower said that he had been giving me a red light. While on the ground I was able to get radio communication -- able to depart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC ON FINAL APCH. RPTR PLT HAD RADIO PROB AND ENTERED TFC PATTERN WITHOUT TWR CLRNC OR GREEN LIGHT. RPTR WAS LOST AND DISORIENTED.
Narrative: THE PROB STARTED WITH ME THINKING THAT I WAS AT DOUBLE EAGLE NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NM. NOBODY WAS ANSWERING MY RADIO CALLS. I FLEW AROUND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL 2 TIMES AT A 3 MI RADIUS. I SAW AN ACFT LAND AND DECIDED TO SET UP FOR LNDG ON THAT RWY (RWY 5). IN THE MEANTIME, THE TWR HAD CHANGED RWYS TO RWY 7 AND HAD A BEECH 1900 ON FINAL. I SAW THE B1900 TOUCH DOWN JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN. I DID A MISSED APCH AND LANDED AT AZTEC AS I ONLY HAD 45 MINS FUEL LEFT. AFTER FIGURING OUT WHERE I WAS AT AND GETTING RIGHT FREQS, I TOOK OFF FROM AZTEC TO FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT ON 118.9. MY RADIO WAS SOUNDING GARBLED EVEN ON INTERCOM. I CIRCLED THE ARPT TO IDENT TFC AND RECEIVE LIGHT SIGNALS. I SAW TFC BUT NO LIGHT SIGNALS. I DECIDED THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS LINE UP BEHIND TFC AND LAND. I LANDED BEHIND A SKY MASTER AND WAS ABLE TO FUEL UP. THE SKY MASTER WAS ALSO TALKED TO FOR NO RADIO COM AND THE TWR SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN GIVING ME A RED LIGHT. WHILE ON THE GND I WAS ABLE TO GET RADIO COM -- ABLE TO DEPART.
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.