Narrative:

Deaf pilot on pleasure cross country trip from 7143 to mle. Trip was uneventful until reaching mle. The WX was the best -- calm and clear. Upon seeing mle, I set up for a NORDO overflt, 1500 ft AGL above mle to check wind direction and traffic in pattern. I flew parallel to runway 12 and saw nothing in pattern as far as I could see. The wind sock indicated crosswind, near calm (approximately 5-7 KTS). The airport directory indicated that for crosswind or no wind and no traffic, runway 12 was in use. After one last scan for traffic, and saw none, I entered downwind from 1500 ft to pattern altitude. Landed runway 12 with no incident. During rollout, I saw a mooney or piper single engine aircraft coming in from the opposite end of runway! It appeared to be executing a go around as I saw no aircraft waiting at the other end. It passed over at 100 ft and 250 ft to my left. I got off the runway and had no further surprises or calls. I have not been contacted by an FSDO or airport agent or the pilot of the other aircraft. In retrospect, I made several mistakes in allowing it to happen. Since I was unable to communicate on the radio or monitor unicom/CTAF for position, I must be extremely vigilant and follow a set procedure for landing. I did not scan long enough to pick out the 2 aircraft in the pattern, or to see if the other end was in use. I also did not do a 45 degree entry into the pattern as that may have helped pick out the aircraft. The wind later changed indicating runway 30 instead of runway 12. I should have flown over the entire runway at 1500 ft or 2000 ft AGL and monitored windsock and traffic. I will be more aware and ever vigilant, and perhaps teach passenger to monitor unicom/CTAF and relay position. This suggestion is not only for NORDO aircraft but for all aircraft if possible as more extra eyes and ears, the better for maintaining a lookout.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT AT UNCTLED ARPT INVOLVING 2 GA ACFT. ONE WAS PLTED BY A DEAF PLT UNABLE TO USE CTAF PROCS.

Narrative: DEAF PLT ON PLEASURE XCOUNTRY TRIP FROM 7143 TO MLE. TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL REACHING MLE. THE WX WAS THE BEST -- CALM AND CLR. UPON SEEING MLE, I SET UP FOR A NORDO OVERFLT, 1500 FT AGL ABOVE MLE TO CHK WIND DIRECTION AND TFC IN PATTERN. I FLEW PARALLEL TO RWY 12 AND SAW NOTHING IN PATTERN AS FAR AS I COULD SEE. THE WIND SOCK INDICATED XWIND, NEAR CALM (APPROX 5-7 KTS). THE ARPT DIRECTORY INDICATED THAT FOR XWIND OR NO WIND AND NO TFC, RWY 12 WAS IN USE. AFTER ONE LAST SCAN FOR TFC, AND SAW NONE, I ENTERED DOWNWIND FROM 1500 FT TO PATTERN ALT. LANDED RWY 12 WITH NO INCIDENT. DURING ROLLOUT, I SAW A MOONEY OR PIPER SINGLE ENG ACFT COMING IN FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF RWY! IT APPEARED TO BE EXECUTING A GAR AS I SAW NO ACFT WAITING AT THE OTHER END. IT PASSED OVER AT 100 FT AND 250 FT TO MY L. I GOT OFF THE RWY AND HAD NO FURTHER SURPRISES OR CALLS. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY AN FSDO OR ARPT AGENT OR THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT. IN RETROSPECT, I MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES IN ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON THE RADIO OR MONITOR UNICOM/CTAF FOR POS, I MUST BE EXTREMELY VIGILANT AND FOLLOW A SET PROC FOR LNDG. I DID NOT SCAN LONG ENOUGH TO PICK OUT THE 2 ACFT IN THE PATTERN, OR TO SEE IF THE OTHER END WAS IN USE. I ALSO DID NOT DO A 45 DEG ENTRY INTO THE PATTERN AS THAT MAY HAVE HELPED PICK OUT THE ACFT. THE WIND LATER CHANGED INDICATING RWY 30 INSTEAD OF RWY 12. I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN OVER THE ENTIRE RWY AT 1500 FT OR 2000 FT AGL AND MONITORED WINDSOCK AND TFC. I WILL BE MORE AWARE AND EVER VIGILANT, AND PERHAPS TEACH PAX TO MONITOR UNICOM/CTAF AND RELAY POS. THIS SUGGESTION IS NOT ONLY FOR NORDO ACFT BUT FOR ALL ACFT IF POSSIBLE AS MORE EXTRA EYES AND EARS, THE BETTER FOR MAINTAINING A LOOKOUT.

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.