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A private pilot report on the lack of professionalism on the part of agricultural operators at K61 airport, ks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423154 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : k61 |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 710 flight time type : 417 |
| ASRS Report | 423154 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was inbound for landing at moritz memorial airport (K61) at beloit, ks. I announced my intentions on CTAF about 10 mi southeast. About 5 mi southeast, I announced that I would be entering a left downwind for runway 17. I called out entering left downwind, left base, and turning final for runway 17 on the CTAF. While turning final, I observed an agricultural spray plane approaching from the northwest, passing behind me. I announced on CTAF that I had the other traffic in sight and that I was on short final for runway 17. As I continued my approach, I noticed the spray plane behind me and to my left turning final for the turf runway 22 which intersected runway 17 about midway. To avoid a collision, I applied full power, and announced that I was going around. The spray plane landed on runway 22, and taxied to his hangar. At no time was any radio transmission heard from the spray plane. I know my radio was working because I communicated with 2 other aircraft who were departing the airport, and the unicom operator came on and apologized for the inconsiderate action of the agricultural operator. After landing, the FBO operator said this has happened before where the agricultural operators had cut off other traffic. The agricultural operator was not using a standard traffic pattern and entered the pattern much lower than standard pattern altitude. He also was not using a radio. I have seen other agricultural spray plane operators at other airports operating in much the same manner. I think they should be using standard traffic pattern procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT RPT ON THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM ON THE PART OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATORS AT K61 ARPT, KS.
Narrative: I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG AT MORITZ MEMORIAL ARPT (K61) AT BELOIT, KS. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON CTAF ABOUT 10 MI SE. ABOUT 5 MI SE, I ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD BE ENTERING A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17. I CALLED OUT ENTERING L DOWNWIND, L BASE, AND TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 17 ON THE CTAF. WHILE TURNING FINAL, I OBSERVED AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAY PLANE APCHING FROM THE NW, PASSING BEHIND ME. I ANNOUNCED ON CTAF THAT I HAD THE OTHER TFC IN SIGHT AND THAT I WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 17. AS I CONTINUED MY APCH, I NOTICED THE SPRAY PLANE BEHIND ME AND TO MY L TURNING FINAL FOR THE TURF RWY 22 WHICH INTERSECTED RWY 17 ABOUT MIDWAY. TO AVOID A COLLISION, I APPLIED FULL PWR, AND ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS GOING AROUND. THE SPRAY PLANE LANDED ON RWY 22, AND TAXIED TO HIS HANGAR. AT NO TIME WAS ANY RADIO XMISSION HEARD FROM THE SPRAY PLANE. I KNOW MY RADIO WAS WORKING BECAUSE I COMMUNICATED WITH 2 OTHER ACFT WHO WERE DEPARTING THE ARPT, AND THE UNICOM OPERATOR CAME ON AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE INCONSIDERATE ACTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR. AFTER LNDG, THE FBO OPERATOR SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATORS HAD CUT OFF OTHER TFC. THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR WAS NOT USING A STANDARD TFC PATTERN AND ENTERED THE PATTERN MUCH LOWER THAN STANDARD PATTERN ALT. HE ALSO WAS NOT USING A RADIO. I HAVE SEEN OTHER AGRICULTURAL SPRAY PLANE OPERATORS AT OTHER ARPTS OPERATING IN MUCH THE SAME MANNER. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE USING STANDARD TFC PATTERN PROCS.
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.