A CE560 making a visual approach into pgv, nc, infringes on the traffic spacing that is lined up for...

Attributes
ACN	382340
Time
Date	199710
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgv
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-360
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	382340
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	382342
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to pgv, nc, flying a C560, was cleared for a visual approach to the airport. Visual contact was made approximately 5 mi from the airport. I then instructed the PNF to cancel our IFR flight plan. He complied, then ZDC confirmed the cancellation and advised us that an air carrier shorts 360 had been cleared #1 for the approach. We entered a right base leg for runway 19 from our northwest position from the airport. The PNF then switched to unicom frequency 122.8 to advise our position to other traffic in the vicinity of the pgv airport. At this time we did not have visual contact with the S360 and the PNF reported our right base leg on frequency 122.8. The S360 pilot then reported left downwind for runway 19. At this time I was turning base to final approach to runway 19, the S360 came into sight on his left downwind leg. I elected to continue the approach to runway 19 and landed without incident. There was no compromise to the safety or expeditious flow of traffic to runway 19 at the pgv airport. Supplemental information from acn 382342: however, there was a commuter airliner on a left downwind for the same runway who didn't appreciate our entering the pattern ahead of him and reported it to clt FSDO. Though the normal VFR pattern is l-hand traffic, we were vectored to the final approach course and there was no conflict whatsoever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE560 MAKING A VISUAL APCH INTO PGV, NC, INFRINGES ON THE TFC SPACING THAT IS LINED UP FOR THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: ON APCH TO PGV, NC, FLYING A C560, WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO THE ARPT. VISUAL CONTACT WAS MADE APPROX 5 MI FROM THE ARPT. I THEN INSTRUCTED THE PNF TO CANCEL OUR IFR FLT PLAN. HE COMPLIED, THEN ZDC CONFIRMED THE CANCELLATION AND ADVISED US THAT AN ACR SHORTS 360 HAD BEEN CLRED #1 FOR THE APCH. WE ENTERED A R BASE LEG FOR RWY 19 FROM OUR NW POS FROM THE ARPT. THE PNF THEN SWITCHED TO UNICOM FREQ 122.8 TO ADVISE OUR POS TO OTHER TFC IN THE VICINITY OF THE PGV ARPT. AT THIS TIME WE DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE S360 AND THE PNF RPTED OUR R BASE LEG ON FREQ 122.8. THE S360 PLT THEN RPTED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19. AT THIS TIME I WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL APCH TO RWY 19, THE S360 CAME INTO SIGHT ON HIS L DOWNWIND LEG. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APCH TO RWY 19 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO COMPROMISE TO THE SAFETY OR EXPEDITIOUS FLOW OF TFC TO RWY 19 AT THE PGV ARPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 382342: HOWEVER, THERE WAS A COMMUTER AIRLINER ON A L DOWNWIND FOR THE SAME RWY WHO DIDN'T APPRECIATE OUR ENTERING THE PATTERN AHEAD OF HIM AND RPTED IT TO CLT FSDO. THOUGH THE NORMAL VFR PATTERN IS L-HAND TFC, WE WERE VECTORED TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WHATSOEVER.

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.

A CE560 making a visual approach into pgv, nc, infringes on the traffic spacing that is lined up for the same runway.