Pilot of a complex small aircraft sel made a late go around to an uncontrolled airport to avoid a C172 on a short wide final. The reason for the late go around was due to the unknown intentions of the other aircraft causing the reporter to become closer to the terminal and ramp area than normally expected.

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Attributes
ACN	374000
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxc
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1700
ASRS Report	374000
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Executed standard approach to downwind, base, final. Aircraft ahead on final was slow and 1/4 mi off runway, landing gear extended. I was doubtful of his intention to land and continued my approach. As we approached short final, aircraft ahead descended steeply for runway from his position off runway, landing gear extended, where it appeared he was planning a parallel pass. I was late making my decision to go around with landing gear extended and full flaps. I approached closer to runway and drifted off center toward ramp/terminal while executing go around. In future times, I will request intentions from pilot ahead and initiate go around earlier since my aircraft is faster and requires precise balked landing procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A COMPLEX SMA SEL MADE A LATE GAR TO AN UNCTLED ARPT TO AVOID A C172 ON A SHORT WIDE FINAL. THE REASON FOR THE LATE GAR WAS DUE TO THE UNKNOWN INTENTIONS OF THE OTHER ACFT CAUSING THE RPTR TO BECOME CLOSER TO THE TERMINAL AND RAMP AREA THAN NORMALLY EXPECTED.

Narrative: EXECUTED STANDARD APCH TO DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL. ACFT AHEAD ON FINAL WAS SLOW AND 1/4 MI OFF RWY, LNDG GEAR EXTENDED. I WAS DOUBTFUL OF HIS INTENTION TO LAND AND CONTINUED MY APCH. AS WE APCHED SHORT FINAL, ACFT AHEAD DSNDED STEEPLY FOR RWY FROM HIS POS OFF RWY, LNDG GEAR EXTENDED, WHERE IT APPEARED HE WAS PLANNING A PARALLEL PASS. I WAS LATE MAKING MY DECISION TO GO AROUND WITH LNDG GEAR EXTENDED AND FULL FLAPS. I APCHED CLOSER TO RWY AND DRIFTED OFF CTR TOWARD RAMP/TERMINAL WHILE EXECUTING GAR. IN FUTURE TIMES, I WILL REQUEST INTENTIONS FROM PLT AHEAD AND INITIATE GAR EARLIER SINCE MY ACFT IS FASTER AND REQUIRES PRECISE BALKED LNDG PROC.

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.