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Pilot of C152 departing from non tower airport has near midair collision with a baron on approach opposite direction runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spa |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 404546 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 150 |
Narrative:
The wind at the spartanburg airport was 260 degrees at 11 KTS and 270 degrees at 12 KTS at the greenville/spartanburg airport 16 mi west of spartanburg. The cessna announced that he was taxiing to runway 23 spartanburg, and called for a radio check and someone said you are loud and clear. After announcing that he was departing runway 23 with left downtown departure, a baron called spartanburg unicom for TA. The local unicom announced that spartanburg was using runway 5 and no reported traffic. As I was turning left on the crosswind pattern, the cessna announced again that he was making a left downwind departure from runway 23. At that time the baron announced that he was on right base for runway 5 as cessna was still climbing. I dropped the nose of my aircraft to look for the incoming traffic and missed the baron by approximately 150 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C152 DEPARTING FROM NON TWR ARPT HAS NMAC WITH A BARON ON APCH OPPOSITE DIRECTION RWY.
Narrative: THE WIND AT THE SPARTANBURG ARPT WAS 260 DEGS AT 11 KTS AND 270 DEGS AT 12 KTS AT THE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG ARPT 16 MI W OF SPARTANBURG. THE CESSNA ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS TAXIING TO RWY 23 SPARTANBURG, AND CALLED FOR A RADIO CHK AND SOMEONE SAID YOU ARE LOUD AND CLR. AFTER ANNOUNCING THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 23 WITH L DOWNTOWN DEP, A BARON CALLED SPARTANBURG UNICOM FOR TA. THE LCL UNICOM ANNOUNCED THAT SPARTANBURG WAS USING RWY 5 AND NO RPTED TFC. AS I WAS TURNING L ON THE XWIND PATTERN, THE CESSNA ANNOUNCED AGAIN THAT HE WAS MAKING A L DOWNWIND DEP FROM RWY 23. AT THAT TIME THE BARON ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS ON R BASE FOR RWY 5 AS CESSNA WAS STILL CLBING. I DROPPED THE NOSE OF MY ACFT TO LOOK FOR THE INCOMING TFC AND MISSED THE BARON BY APPROX 150 FT.
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.