Air taxi small transport making night landing at non tower airport sights something moving near end ...

Attributes
ACN	389391
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	389391
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 15
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was going to vgt on a part 135 night cargo flight. Radar service had been terminated from las approach approximately 5 mi from vgt. I switched over to vgt CTAF frequency 125.7 (tower wasn't open yet). I was doing a straight-in approach to runway 30. I called my position at 5 mi out, 1 mi final and short final. There was no response and no other aircraft reporting on the frequency. The runway lights I believe were on low intensity. On short final I noticed something move in front of the taxiway edge lights at the approach end of runway 30 and then in front of the left side of the runway edge lights. I couldn't see what it was and thinking it might be some type of animal going on the runway, I leveled off about 20-30 ft above the approach end of the runway to see if there was anything in front of me. Just after crossing the threshold my landing light illuminated what appeared to be a high wing single engine airplane with no lights of any kind on -- either taxiing down the runway or on takeoff roll. I immediately initiated a go around passing over the aircraft missing it by approximately 10-20 ft. I circled around in the traffic pattern and landed on runway 30 after making sure the runway was clear. After landing I tried to reach the other aircraft repeatedly on CTAF with no response. I don't know if the aircraft took off or taxied to some place else on the airport. I was unable to find out who it was. Looking back I should have turned up the runway edge lights to high intensity to help me see better but I didn't think of it at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI SMT MAKING NIGHT LNDG AT NON TWR ARPT SIGHTS SOMETHING MOVING NEAR END OF RWY. LEVELING OFF AT 20-30 FT AGL HE SIGHTS AN ACFT TAXIING DOWN RWY OR ON TKOF ROLL. NO LIGHTS ON. A GAR WAS PERFORMED.

Narrative: I WAS GOING TO VGT ON A PART 135 NIGHT CARGO FLT. RADAR SVC HAD BEEN TERMINATED FROM LAS APCH APPROX 5 MI FROM VGT. I SWITCHED OVER TO VGT CTAF FREQ 125.7 (TWR WASN'T OPEN YET). I WAS DOING A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 30. I CALLED MY POS AT 5 MI OUT, 1 MI FINAL AND SHORT FINAL. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND NO OTHER ACFT RPTING ON THE FREQ. THE RWY LIGHTS I BELIEVE WERE ON LOW INTENSITY. ON SHORT FINAL I NOTICED SOMETHING MOVE IN FRONT OF THE TXWY EDGE LIGHTS AT THE APCH END OF RWY 30 AND THEN IN FRONT OF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. I COULDN'T SEE WHAT IT WAS AND THINKING IT MIGHT BE SOME TYPE OF ANIMAL GOING ON THE RWY, I LEVELED OFF ABOUT 20-30 FT ABOVE THE APCH END OF THE RWY TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. JUST AFTER XING THE THRESHOLD MY LNDG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HIGH WING SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE WITH NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND ON -- EITHER TAXIING DOWN THE RWY OR ON TKOF ROLL. I IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A GAR PASSING OVER THE ACFT MISSING IT BY APPROX 10-20 FT. I CIRCLED AROUND IN THE TFC PATTERN AND LANDED ON RWY 30 AFTER MAKING SURE THE RWY WAS CLR. AFTER LNDG I TRIED TO REACH THE OTHER ACFT REPEATEDLY ON CTAF WITH NO RESPONSE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ACFT TOOK OFF OR TAXIED TO SOME PLACE ELSE ON THE ARPT. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHO IT WAS. LOOKING BACK I SHOULD HAVE TURNED UP THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS TO HIGH INTENSITY TO HELP ME SEE BETTER BUT I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AT THE TIME.

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.

Air taxi small transport making night landing at non tower airport sights something moving near end of runway. Leveling off at 20-30 ft AGL he sights an aircraft taxiing down runway or on takeoff roll. No lights on. A go around was performed.