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Instructor with spi on approach at uncontrolled field has an near midair collision with an agtruck which cuts in front of them on final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 50r |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Ag Wagon 188/Ag Truck/Ag Husky |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 371167 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 371166 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 25 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were following standard pattern procedures, and reporting by radio each leg. We were on short final, full flaps/no power, when a crop duster turned in front of us for landing. This caused us to take evasive action to avoid turbulence from the larger aircraft. We had been watching the crop duster all afternoon, dusting a field across the street from the airport, so we were aware of his presence. He followed a pattern similar to what he had been flying all afternoon and then turned suddenly in front of us to land. He never even looked for traffic in the pattern. We know through conversations with others on the ground that he was made aware of the situation after landing. He never even approached us to acknowledge that there was a mistake made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI ON APCH AT UNCTLED FIELD HAS AN NMAC WITH AN AGTRUCK WHICH CUTS IN FRONT OF THEM ON FINAL APCH.
Narrative: WE WERE FOLLOWING STANDARD PATTERN PROCS, AND RPTING BY RADIO EACH LEG. WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL, FULL FLAPS/NO PWR, WHEN A CROP DUSTER TURNED IN FRONT OF US FOR LNDG. THIS CAUSED US TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID TURB FROM THE LARGER ACFT. WE HAD BEEN WATCHING THE CROP DUSTER ALL AFTERNOON, DUSTING A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ARPT, SO WE WERE AWARE OF HIS PRESENCE. HE FOLLOWED A PATTERN SIMILAR TO WHAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING ALL AFTERNOON AND THEN TURNED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF US TO LAND. HE NEVER EVEN LOOKED FOR TFC IN THE PATTERN. WE KNOW THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS ON THE GND THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SIT AFTER LNDG. HE NEVER EVEN APCHED US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A MISTAKE MADE.
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.