A cropduster pilot attempted to land downwind at an uncontrolled airport. Both he and the reporter, attempting to land upwind in a pattern that already had been established, had to take evasive action go around. Near midair collision.

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Attributes
ACN	342932
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pof
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	342932
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had entered a left downwind behind a PA28R for runway 36 (winds 20 degrees at 8 KTS). We both announced our position and intentions at each pattern position, including short final. The PA28R landed without event. When he cleared runway 36, I was on short final. Just before I began my landing flare, a low wing turboprop cropduster appeared from behind the trees, banked about 60 degrees and landed the opposite direction on runway 18. Both the cropduster and I executed a go around to the right. I re-entered a left downwind for runway 36 and the cropduster circled tight right and landed in front of me, this time using the correct runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CROPDUSTER PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNWIND AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. BOTH HE AND THE RPTR, ATTEMPTING TO LAND UPWIND IN A PATTERN THAT ALREADY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED, HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION GAR. NMAC.

Narrative: I HAD ENTERED A L DOWNWIND BEHIND A PA28R FOR RWY 36 (WINDS 20 DEGS AT 8 KTS). WE BOTH ANNOUNCED OUR POS AND INTENTIONS AT EACH PATTERN POS, INCLUDING SHORT FINAL. THE PA28R LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. WHEN HE CLRED RWY 36, I WAS ON SHORT FINAL. JUST BEFORE I BEGAN MY LNDG FLARE, A LOW WING TURBOPROP CROPDUSTER APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE TREES, BANKED ABOUT 60 DEGS AND LANDED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 18. BOTH THE CROPDUSTER AND I EXECUTED A GAR TO THE R. I RE-ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36 AND THE CROPDUSTER CIRCLED TIGHT R AND LANDED IN FRONT OF ME, THIS TIME USING THE CORRECT RWY 36.

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.