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A C172 pilot followed a departing twin engine aircraft on runway 36 at oxc. The twin stated that he would turn downwind and land. However, he turned downwind for the reciprocal runway 18, causing an airborne conflict with the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 453920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oxc.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 453920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 800 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Twin engine on runway 36, said would take off and return downwind to land. Crosswind on runway 36 at 7 mph, calm wind runway is runway 36. Twin took off, I followed about 5 mins later, looking at downwind leg for twin, not in sight. I had about 800 ft at end of runway 36, looked down and twin was on final for runway 18 about to touch down. Lack of clarification what downwind intention of twin pilot, caused a misunderstanding of action. No tower at oxc, slated to get one soon, think it will be good idea and help the safety problem. So far we have been lucky.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT FOLLOWED A DEPARTING TWIN ENG ACFT ON RWY 36 AT OXC. THE TWIN STATED THAT HE WOULD TURN DOWNWIND AND LAND. HOWEVER, HE TURNED DOWNWIND FOR THE RECIPROCAL RWY 18, CAUSING AN AIRBORNE CONFLICT WITH THE RPTR.
Narrative: TWIN ENG ON RWY 36, SAID WOULD TAKE OFF AND RETURN DOWNWIND TO LAND. XWIND ON RWY 36 AT 7 MPH, CALM WIND RWY IS RWY 36. TWIN TOOK OFF, I FOLLOWED ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, LOOKING AT DOWNWIND LEG FOR TWIN, NOT IN SIGHT. I HAD ABOUT 800 FT AT END OF RWY 36, LOOKED DOWN AND TWIN WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 18 ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN. LACK OF CLARIFICATION WHAT DOWNWIND INTENTION OF TWIN PLT, CAUSED A MISUNDERSTANDING OF ACTION. NO TWR AT OXC, SLATED TO GET ONE SOON, THINK IT WILL BE GOOD IDEA AND HELP THE SAFETY PROB. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY.
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.