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Air taxi pilot making straight in approach to non tower airport has aircraft turn base to final ahead of him. Thinking he can slow down and space himself he continues. In close proximity he makes a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : axs |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Grumman American Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 2450 |
| ASRS Report | 386990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landing at altus municipal on a 3 mi final. Aircraft on downwind in sight. Airspeed 135 KTS. At 2 mi final aircraft on downwind turns base and asks me if I have him in sight. I tell him yes and to go ahead and land. I slow my aircraft to 90 KTS (30 KTS slower than normal approach speed). Thinking I could provide adequate separation I continue on a 1/2 mi final. I go around. This was a situation where I should have went around earlier. I didn't think closure rate with aircraft would be as rapid as it was. The other aircraft was a grumman. Conclusion -- I should have initiated go around earlier and on top of that flown a normal pattern instead of a straight in approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI PLT MAKING STRAIGHT IN APCH TO NON TWR ARPT HAS ACFT TURN BASE TO FINAL AHEAD OF HIM. THINKING HE CAN SLOW DOWN AND SPACE HIMSELF HE CONTINUES. IN CLOSE PROX HE MAKES A GAR.
Narrative: LNDG AT ALTUS MUNICIPAL ON A 3 MI FINAL. ACFT ON DOWNWIND IN SIGHT. AIRSPD 135 KTS. AT 2 MI FINAL ACFT ON DOWNWIND TURNS BASE AND ASKS ME IF I HAVE HIM IN SIGHT. I TELL HIM YES AND TO GO AHEAD AND LAND. I SLOW MY ACFT TO 90 KTS (30 KTS SLOWER THAN NORMAL APCH SPD). THINKING I COULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEPARATION I CONTINUE ON A 1/2 MI FINAL. I GAR. THIS WAS A SIT WHERE I SHOULD HAVE WENT AROUND EARLIER. I DIDN'T THINK CLOSURE RATE WITH ACFT WOULD BE AS RAPID AS IT WAS. THE OTHER ACFT WAS A GRUMMAN. CONCLUSION -- I SHOULD HAVE INITIATED GAR EARLIER AND ON TOP OF THAT FLOWN A NORMAL PATTERN INSTEAD OF A STRAIGHT IN APCH.
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.