Agricultural pilot on approach to land has traffic approach from opposite direction to land. Both ai...

Attributes
ACN	363030
Time
Date	199703
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ono
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	363030
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was making aerial applications approximately 2 mi southeast of the ono airport. I had been working in the area most of the day. We had been departing runway 14 and landing runway 32 since the wind was light and variable. At approximately XA00 hours, I was approaching to land runway 32 from a right base, and turning to a short final. I first observed another aircraft (C180) low on short final for runway 14. Both pilots executed a missed approach to the right. I entered a right downwind for runway 14. The C180 then landed behind me on runway 14. We were never closer than 3/4 mi. The C180 pilot followed me to the loading site, very irate! The following discussion, I explained it would certainly help myself and other pilots if he would turn on landing lights when at uncontrolled field, which offended him. I informed him mine is on at all times. The problem is that the terrain north of ono airport rises about 250 ft. Once an aircraft is below pattern altitude, it is very difficult to see due to ground clutter, especially head-on. We pilots need to develop an attitude we will do everything possible (especially at uncontrolled airport) to help each other see and avoid, no matter our position at the airport. We need to be aware when we are most invisible to other aircraft and use all available aids to make ourselves more visible to others.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AGRICULTURAL PLT ON APCH TO LAND HAS TFC APCH FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO LAND. BOTH ACFT MAKE GAR AND LAND ON SAME RWY. PLT OF SECOND ACFT BECOMES VERY IRATE.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING AERIAL APPLICATIONS APPROX 2 MI SE OF THE ONO ARPT. I HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY. WE HAD BEEN DEPARTING RWY 14 AND LNDG RWY 32 SINCE THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AT APPROX XA00 HRS, I WAS APCHING TO LAND RWY 32 FROM A R BASE, AND TURNING TO A SHORT FINAL. I FIRST OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT (C180) LOW ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 14. BOTH PLTS EXECUTED A MISSED APCH TO THE R. I ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14. THE C180 THEN LANDED BEHIND ME ON RWY 14. WE WERE NEVER CLOSER THAN 3/4 MI. THE C180 PLT FOLLOWED ME TO THE LOADING SITE, VERY IRATE! THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, I EXPLAINED IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP MYSELF AND OTHER PLTS IF HE WOULD TURN ON LNDG LIGHTS WHEN AT UNCTLED FIELD, WHICH OFFENDED HIM. I INFORMED HIM MINE IS ON AT ALL TIMES. THE PROB IS THAT THE TERRAIN N OF ONO ARPT RISES ABOUT 250 FT. ONCE AN ACFT IS BELOW PATTERN ALT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO GND CLUTTER, ESPECIALLY HEAD-ON. WE PLTS NEED TO DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE (ESPECIALLY AT UNCTLED ARPT) TO HELP EACH OTHER SEE AND AVOID, NO MATTER OUR POS AT THE ARPT. WE NEED TO BE AWARE WHEN WE ARE MOST INVISIBLE TO OTHER ACFT AND USE ALL AVAILABLE AIDS TO MAKE OURSELVES MORE VISIBLE TO OTHERS.

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.

Agricultural pilot on approach to land has traffic approach from opposite direction to land. Both aircraft make go around and land on same runway. Pilot of second aircraft becomes very irate.