An atx pilot making a visual to runway 19 at 6f6, tx, makes a go around when he sees a citation on t...

Attributes
ACN	416238
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 6f6 airport : 6f6
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 80 agl bound upper : 80
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	416238
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This occurrence happened at the 6666 ranch, a private strip near guthrie, tx. It is a paved 5100 ft runway 1/19. WX was cavu, wind was 290-270 degrees at 10 KTS or less. On arrival at 6f6, I circled the field, making appropriate radio calls on the CTAF provided by the ranch owners when given permission to use the private strip. The variable wind did not favor either runway (runway 1/19) and I chose to land runway 19 and entered the pattern, as recommended in the aim. I also made position calls on the radio as recommended. Prior to entering downwind the only aircraft observed was a cessna citation parked in the parking area next to the ranch hangar located at the approach end of runway 1. On short final, approaching the runway for landing, I observed the citation on its takeoff run in the opposite direction using runway 1. Only an immediate emergency go around procedure averted a certain collision/accident. The citation completed its takeoff without an attempt at either an abort or after rotation maneuver to avoid my aircraft. Witnesses on the ground (ranch airport security) said that they advised the citation pilots that there was another aircraft inbound and they should delay their departure until that aircraft (mine) had landed. The witnesses observed my aircraft cross over the field and enter downwind for runway 19. At the same time, the citation started engines, began to taxi, and take the runway for takeoff. No radio calls were received. The citation pilots rushed their departure and did not follow proper procedures in their departure from the uncontrolled airfield. This near miss could have been avoided had these pilots done any of the following: 1) looked for conflicting traffic in the pattern. 2) monitored the CTAF for other traffic. 3) heeded the warnings of ranch personnel and exercised due caution. 4) followed proper procedures for operations at uncontrolled airports. 5) looked out their window prior to committing for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PLT MAKING A VISUAL TO RWY 19 AT 6F6, TX, MAKES A GAR WHEN HE SEES A CITATION ON TKOF, OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ACFT PASS 1000 FT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.

Narrative: THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT THE 6666 RANCH, A PVT STRIP NEAR GUTHRIE, TX. IT IS A PAVED 5100 FT RWY 1/19. WX WAS CAVU, WIND WAS 290-270 DEGS AT 10 KTS OR LESS. ON ARR AT 6F6, I CIRCLED THE FIELD, MAKING APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS ON THE CTAF PROVIDED BY THE RANCH OWNERS WHEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO USE THE PVT STRIP. THE VARIABLE WIND DID NOT FAVOR EITHER RWY (RWY 1/19) AND I CHOSE TO LAND RWY 19 AND ENTERED THE PATTERN, AS RECOMMENDED IN THE AIM. I ALSO MADE POS CALLS ON THE RADIO AS RECOMMENDED. PRIOR TO ENTERING DOWNWIND THE ONLY ACFT OBSERVED WAS A CESSNA CITATION PARKED IN THE PARKING AREA NEXT TO THE RANCH HANGAR LOCATED AT THE APCH END OF RWY 1. ON SHORT FINAL, APCHING THE RWY FOR LNDG, I OBSERVED THE CITATION ON ITS TKOF RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION USING RWY 1. ONLY AN IMMEDIATE EMER GAR PROC AVERTED A CERTAIN COLLISION/ACCIDENT. THE CITATION COMPLETED ITS TKOF WITHOUT AN ATTEMPT AT EITHER AN ABORT OR AFTER ROTATION MANEUVER TO AVOID MY ACFT. WITNESSES ON THE GND (RANCH ARPT SECURITY) SAID THAT THEY ADVISED THE CITATION PLTS THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT INBOUND AND THEY SHOULD DELAY THEIR DEP UNTIL THAT ACFT (MINE) HAD LANDED. THE WITNESSES OBSERVED MY ACFT CROSS OVER THE FIELD AND ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITATION STARTED ENGS, BEGAN TO TAXI, AND TAKE THE RWY FOR TKOF. NO RADIO CALLS WERE RECEIVED. THE CITATION PLTS RUSHED THEIR DEP AND DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCS IN THEIR DEP FROM THE UNCTLED AIRFIELD. THIS NEAR MISS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THESE PLTS DONE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) LOOKED FOR CONFLICTING TFC IN THE PATTERN. 2) MONITORED THE CTAF FOR OTHER TFC. 3) HEEDED THE WARNINGS OF RANCH PERSONNEL AND EXERCISED DUE CAUTION. 4) FOLLOWED PROPER PROCS FOR OPS AT UNCTLED ARPTS. 5) LOOKED OUT THEIR WINDOW PRIOR TO COMMITTING FOR TKOF.

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.

An atx pilot making a visual to runway 19 at 6f6, tx, makes a go around when he sees a citation on takeoff, opposite direction. Aircraft pass 1000 ft away from each other.