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Attributes | |
ACN | 353432 |
Time | |
Date | 199611 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : i23 |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : straight in |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 304 flight time type : 124 |
ASRS Report | 353432 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While approaching the airport in VFR conditions at 2500 ft MSL, I called the unicom frequency, repeatedly asking for an airport advisory. There was no answer, no reported traffic heard on CTAF. When I found the airport visually, I was about 4 mi northwest. I called on CTAF and announced my position and my intention to enter a left downwind on a 45 degree to runway 4. I next announced that I was downwind for runway 4. With no activity in sight, I made no further announcements. I turned base and final. Upon turning final, I saw an airplane coming at me on runway 22. I could only see his navigation lights and rotating beacon. He was not using his landing light. I keyed the microphone and asked if he had a radio, no answer. I landed and waited. He did some touch-and-goes, never announcing his position. When he landed, I asked him if he was the one I almost hit head-on. He said yes, he was practicing NDB approachs with an instrument student. He was a cfii. This airport was practically deserted that night, yet we almost collided. If he would have called his position, even periodically, this would have been avoided. I entered the area with VFR flight following. He was not talking to approach control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON FINAL APCH AT AN UNCTLED ARPT HAS A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT LNDG ON THE OPPOSITE RWY.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING THE ARPT IN VFR CONDITIONS AT 2500 FT MSL, I CALLED THE UNICOM FREQ, REPEATEDLY ASKING FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY. THERE WAS NO ANSWER, NO RPTED TFC HEARD ON CTAF. WHEN I FOUND THE ARPT VISUALLY, I WAS ABOUT 4 MI NW. I CALLED ON CTAF AND ANNOUNCED MY POS AND MY INTENTION TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND ON A 45 DEG TO RWY 4. I NEXT ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS DOWNWIND FOR RWY 4. WITH NO ACTIVITY IN SIGHT, I MADE NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. I TURNED BASE AND FINAL. UPON TURNING FINAL, I SAW AN AIRPLANE COMING AT ME ON RWY 22. I COULD ONLY SEE HIS NAV LIGHTS AND ROTATING BEACON. HE WAS NOT USING HIS LNDG LIGHT. I KEYED THE MIKE AND ASKED IF HE HAD A RADIO, NO ANSWER. I LANDED AND WAITED. HE DID SOME TOUCH-AND-GOES, NEVER ANNOUNCING HIS POS. WHEN HE LANDED, I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS THE ONE I ALMOST HIT HEAD-ON. HE SAID YES, HE WAS PRACTICING NDB APCHS WITH AN INST STUDENT. HE WAS A CFII. THIS ARPT WAS PRACTICALLY DESERTED THAT NIGHT, YET WE ALMOST COLLIDED. IF HE WOULD HAVE CALLED HIS POS, EVEN PERIODICALLY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I ENTERED THE AREA WITH VFR FLT FOLLOWING. HE WAS NOT TALKING TO APCH CTL.
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.