One aircraft goes around as second aircraft prepares for takeoff at N43.

Attributes
ACN	425690
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n43
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other other
Route In Use	arrival other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	425690
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had started up and monitored unicom (123.00) for about 5 mins and had told an incoming aircraft about 10 mi out that runway 18 was the active runway. At approximately XA15 I taxied to the hold short line on the midfield taxiway, looked down both runways and saw no traffic on either final, announced back taxi on runway 18 and taxied. When I was 1/2 way down the runway towards the approach end of runway 18, a piper cherokee (not the aircraft I had earlier notified of the active runway) went by 100 ft above and 100 ft to the west on a go around. He radioed to ask if I had seen him on final, and I replied that I had not, and that he was landing downwind out of the sun and had not announced his position on downwind, base or final for runway 36. I believe that I did not see the aircraft for the 3 reasons noted above. A good lesson for all in this matter is that we should use our radios at uncontrolled fields and that we all should use the active runway that everyone else is using. I was definitely at fault for not seeing the cherokee, and I believe that this was because he was in or near the sun while on an unannounced final approach. If I had heard him announce on final, I would certainly have held at the hold short line and let him land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ONE ACFT GOES AROUND AS SECOND ACFT PREPARES FOR TKOF AT N43.

Narrative: I HAD STARTED UP AND MONITORED UNICOM (123.00) FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND HAD TOLD AN INCOMING ACFT ABOUT 10 MI OUT THAT RWY 18 WAS THE ACTIVE RWY. AT APPROX XA15 I TAXIED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON THE MIDFIELD TXWY, LOOKED DOWN BOTH RWYS AND SAW NO TFC ON EITHER FINAL, ANNOUNCED BACK TAXI ON RWY 18 AND TAXIED. WHEN I WAS 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY TOWARDS THE APCH END OF RWY 18, A PIPER CHEROKEE (NOT THE ACFT I HAD EARLIER NOTIFIED OF THE ACTIVE RWY) WENT BY 100 FT ABOVE AND 100 FT TO THE W ON A GAR. HE RADIOED TO ASK IF I HAD SEEN HIM ON FINAL, AND I REPLIED THAT I HAD NOT, AND THAT HE WAS LNDG DOWNWIND OUT OF THE SUN AND HAD NOT ANNOUNCED HIS POS ON DOWNWIND, BASE OR FINAL FOR RWY 36. I BELIEVE THAT I DID NOT SEE THE ACFT FOR THE 3 REASONS NOTED ABOVE. A GOOD LESSON FOR ALL IN THIS MATTER IS THAT WE SHOULD USE OUR RADIOS AT UNCTLED FIELDS AND THAT WE ALL SHOULD USE THE ACTIVE RWY THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS USING. I WAS DEFINITELY AT FAULT FOR NOT SEEING THE CHEROKEE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE HE WAS IN OR NEAR THE SUN WHILE ON AN UNANNOUNCED FINAL APCH. IF I HAD HEARD HIM ANNOUNCE ON FINAL, I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE HELD AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND LET HIM LAND.

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.