Pilot of C182 making practice VOR DME approach at uncontrolled airport has aircraft on unicom freque...

Attributes
ACN	377034
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7100 msl bound upper : 7200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 4975 flight time type : 4400
ASRS Report	377034
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arrived at aztec intersection, announced on 122.8 (CTAF) position and intention to make VOR DME approach to durango runway 2 visually (not under the hood). Proceeded inbound. At about 10 DME aircraft announced downwind to runway 20 durango. At quell intersection (7.0 DME and initial approach fix) announced position and intention to make VOR DME approach to runway 2 visually and to terminate approach with missed approach. At 3.0 DME a metroliner announced 10 mi north on final for runway 20. Announced my position 3.0 DME and termination of the approach with a missed approach. About 30 seconds later another aircraft called 'cessna on VOR approach did you not see me. I am 25 ft off your right wing.' looked immediately and could see no aircraft in that location nor to my right rear. Banked to see to the right and below but still could see no aircraft. Then checked the altimeter and found I was at 7100 ft and descending. Then the MM beacon came alive and I announced a missed approach and did so. A few seconds later the metroliner announced on a 4 mi final for runway 20 and I spotted him to my left and about 4 mi. Then the other aircraft called the metroliner and reported 'the airplane that just missed me is east of the airport.' metroliner replied 'in about the downwind position?' other aircraft reported affirmative and the metroliner replied 'we have him.' then missed approach procedure was abandoned and turned right (south) to try to see the other aircraft. He was nowhere within my vision. I never did see that aircraft, nor did he ever use his call sign in his xmissions. I have no idea where he came from or where he was going. If he departed runway 20 at durango he did not report that procedure on 122.8. If he had I would have abandoned the approach immediately. I had the runway at durango in sight at all times and I did not see him on that runway nor between my position and the runway. I had no idea where he came from or what his intentions were. It seems another case of the lack of position reporting becoming a serious hazard at an uncontrolled airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C182 MAKING PRACTICE VOR DME APCH AT UNCTLED ARPT HAS ACFT ON UNICOM FREQ QUERY IF HE SAW HIM 25 FT OFF THE R WING. SECOND ACFT HAD NOT MADE ANY POS RPT ON CTAF.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT AZTEC INTXN, ANNOUNCED ON 122.8 (CTAF) POS AND INTENTION TO MAKE VOR DME APCH TO DURANGO RWY 2 VISUALLY (NOT UNDER THE HOOD). PROCEEDED INBOUND. AT ABOUT 10 DME ACFT ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND TO RWY 20 DURANGO. AT QUELL INTXN (7.0 DME AND INITIAL APCH FIX) ANNOUNCED POS AND INTENTION TO MAKE VOR DME APCH TO RWY 2 VISUALLY AND TO TERMINATE APCH WITH MISSED APCH. AT 3.0 DME A METROLINER ANNOUNCED 10 MI N ON FINAL FOR RWY 20. ANNOUNCED MY POS 3.0 DME AND TERMINATION OF THE APCH WITH A MISSED APCH. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER ANOTHER ACFT CALLED 'CESSNA ON VOR APCH DID YOU NOT SEE ME. I AM 25 FT OFF YOUR R WING.' LOOKED IMMEDIATELY AND COULD SEE NO ACFT IN THAT LOCATION NOR TO MY R REAR. BANKED TO SEE TO THE R AND BELOW BUT STILL COULD SEE NO ACFT. THEN CHKED THE ALTIMETER AND FOUND I WAS AT 7100 FT AND DSNDING. THEN THE MM BEACON CAME ALIVE AND I ANNOUNCED A MISSED APCH AND DID SO. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE METROLINER ANNOUNCED ON A 4 MI FINAL FOR RWY 20 AND I SPOTTED HIM TO MY L AND ABOUT 4 MI. THEN THE OTHER ACFT CALLED THE METROLINER AND RPTED 'THE AIRPLANE THAT JUST MISSED ME IS E OF THE ARPT.' METROLINER REPLIED 'IN ABOUT THE DOWNWIND POS?' OTHER ACFT RPTED AFFIRMATIVE AND THE METROLINER REPLIED 'WE HAVE HIM.' THEN MISSED APCH PROC WAS ABANDONED AND TURNED R (S) TO TRY TO SEE THE OTHER ACFT. HE WAS NOWHERE WITHIN MY VISION. I NEVER DID SEE THAT ACFT, NOR DID HE EVER USE HIS CALL SIGN IN HIS XMISSIONS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE CAME FROM OR WHERE HE WAS GOING. IF HE DEPARTED RWY 20 AT DURANGO HE DID NOT RPT THAT PROC ON 122.8. IF HE HAD I WOULD HAVE ABANDONED THE APCH IMMEDIATELY. I HAD THE RWY AT DURANGO IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES AND I DID NOT SEE HIM ON THAT RWY NOR BTWN MY POS AND THE RWY. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE HE CAME FROM OR WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE. IT SEEMS ANOTHER CASE OF THE LACK OF POS RPTING BECOMING A SERIOUS HAZARD AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

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.

Pilot of C182 making practice VOR DME approach at uncontrolled airport has aircraft on unicom frequency query if he saw him 25 ft off the right wing. Second aircraft had not made any position report on CTAF.