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Attributes | |
ACN | 437497 |
Time | |
Date | 199905 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : rmg.airport |
State Reference | GA |
Altitude | agl single value : 50 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | Other |
Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 625 flight time type : 100 |
ASRS Report | 437497 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Reporting person was pilot in C182 on may/xx/99. At approximately XA20 hours local, turned on unicom frequency to monitor while loading skydivers into aircraft. After 3 mins, announced via unicom that aircraft n-number was on short taxi to runway 32 for departure. Taxi took approximately 2 mins. Following checklist and run-up, announced that aircraft n-number departing runway 32, climbing in the pattern with skydivers. At approximately 65 KTS, checked left and right for traffic on other runways. At approximately 80 KTS rotated. I then observed a mooney aircraft pass under my aircraft also on rotation takeoff on runway 1. I then performed an aggressive climb over the mooney, which crossed under my aircraft at approximately 50 ft distance. There was no heard announcement prior to mooney's departure. I attempted to raise the aircraft via the unicom frequency. There was no response. I then raised via unicom an AT6 aircraft that was also departing on runway 1 and spoke briefly with the pilot concerning the 'north' number of the mooney. Again during the conversation with the AT6 aircraft there was no response from the mooney aircraft. Rome georgia airport is host to all types of aircraft from gyro-copters, ultra-lights, experimentals, etc, as well as 2 skydiving operations on the weekends. This is the first time that there has been a 'close call' of this type to my knowledge. I do know that the radio announcement is not required. At the time of this incident the wind was light and variable and several runways had been used during the previous hours. The visual area from my position on runway 32 looking toward runway 1 is not obstructed. The afternoon sun was blocked by the visor and top of the windshield.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 PLT HAD NMAC AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: RPTING PERSON WAS PLT IN C182 ON MAY/XX/99. AT APPROX XA20 HRS LCL, TURNED ON UNICOM FREQ TO MONITOR WHILE LOADING SKYDIVERS INTO ACFT. AFTER 3 MINS, ANNOUNCED VIA UNICOM THAT ACFT N-NUMBER WAS ON SHORT TAXI TO RWY 32 FOR DEP. TAXI TOOK APPROX 2 MINS. FOLLOWING CHKLIST AND RUN-UP, ANNOUNCED THAT ACFT N-NUMBER DEPARTING RWY 32, CLBING IN THE PATTERN WITH SKYDIVERS. AT APPROX 65 KTS, CHKED L AND R FOR TFC ON OTHER RWYS. AT APPROX 80 KTS ROTATED. I THEN OBSERVED A MOONEY ACFT PASS UNDER MY ACFT ALSO ON ROTATION TKOF ON RWY 1. I THEN PERFORMED AN AGGRESSIVE CLB OVER THE MOONEY, WHICH CROSSED UNDER MY ACFT AT APPROX 50 FT DISTANCE. THERE WAS NO HEARD ANNOUNCEMENT PRIOR TO MOONEY'S DEP. I ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE ACFT VIA THE UNICOM FREQ. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I THEN RAISED VIA UNICOM AN AT6 ACFT THAT WAS ALSO DEPARTING ON RWY 1 AND SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH THE PLT CONCERNING THE 'N' NUMBER OF THE MOONEY. AGAIN DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE AT6 ACFT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE MOONEY ACFT. ROME GEORGIA ARPT IS HOST TO ALL TYPES OF ACFT FROM GYRO-COPTERS, ULTRA-LIGHTS, EXPERIMENTALS, ETC, AS WELL AS 2 SKYDIVING OPS ON THE WEEKENDS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE HAS BEEN A 'CLOSE CALL' OF THIS TYPE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I DO KNOW THAT THE RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND SEVERAL RWYS HAD BEEN USED DURING THE PREVIOUS HRS. THE VISUAL AREA FROM MY POS ON RWY 32 LOOKING TOWARD RWY 1 IS NOT OBSTRUCTED. THE AFTERNOON SUN WAS BLOCKED BY THE VISOR AND TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD.
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.