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A low time C150 private pilot on a straight-in to runway 35 passes 500 ft above a C188 ag-wagon which had landed on runway 17 and was about to turn off the runway at K61, ks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ag Wagon 188/Ag Truck/Ag Husky |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 467 flight time type : 381 |
| ASRS Report | 475198 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I, the pilot of the C150, was approaching beloit to land from the south. The wind was blowing from the northeast about 030 degrees at 5-8 mph. As I entered final (runway 35) approach at 3 mi south of town, I picked up another aircraft turning right base to final coming in from the north (runway 17). I called for the other aircraft on the unicom frequency -- no answer. When I realized the other aircraft was not going around, I shoved the throttle in to check my descent. I passed overhead of the other aircraft as he was preparing to turn off the runway. This is at the threshold of runway 35 at beloit. At this time I felt I could make a safe landing and went ahead and landed on runway 35. I feel that had radio communications been established, there would have been a greater level of safety. I believe there was a period of time that we could have communicated on the radio and avoided any head-on (converging) activity. I called position at 10, 5, and 3 mi out of beloit. Clarification of far 91.113(G) would help future sits like this also.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME C150 PVT PLT ON A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 35 PASSES 500 FT ABOVE A C188 AG-WAGON WHICH HAD LANDED ON RWY 17 AND WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF THE RWY AT K61, KS.
Narrative: I, THE PLT OF THE C150, WAS APCHING BELOIT TO LAND FROM THE S. THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE NE ABOUT 030 DEGS AT 5-8 MPH. AS I ENTERED FINAL (RWY 35) APCH AT 3 MI S OF TOWN, I PICKED UP ANOTHER ACFT TURNING R BASE TO FINAL COMING IN FROM THE N (RWY 17). I CALLED FOR THE OTHER ACFT ON THE UNICOM FREQ -- NO ANSWER. WHEN I REALIZED THE OTHER ACFT WAS NOT GOING AROUND, I SHOVED THE THROTTLE IN TO CHK MY DSCNT. I PASSED OVERHEAD OF THE OTHER ACFT AS HE WAS PREPARING TO TURN OFF THE RWY. THIS IS AT THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 35 AT BELOIT. AT THIS TIME I FELT I COULD MAKE A SAFE LNDG AND WENT AHEAD AND LANDED ON RWY 35. I FEEL THAT HAD RADIO COMS BEEN ESTABLISHED, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREATER LEVEL OF SAFETY. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED ON THE RADIO AND AVOIDED ANY HEAD-ON (CONVERGING) ACTIVITY. I CALLED POS AT 10, 5, AND 3 MI OUT OF BELOIT. CLARIFICATION OF FAR 91.113(G) WOULD HELP FUTURE SITS LIKE THIS ALSO.
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.