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Attributes | |
ACN | 488924 |
Time | |
Date | 200010 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mjx.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 285 flight time type : 50 |
Person 2 | |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The AWOS broadcast gave winds favoring runway 6. The CTAF was so crowded that transmissions were impossible to understand. The windsock was showing wind direction variable, but I think still favoring runway 6. I made blind calls on downwind, base and final for runway 6 and heard no other traffic. I landed, made the first turnoff and then saw a tripacer that had landed on 24 turning off the far end of the runway. My a/C was showing beacon and strobes, was no lights on the piper. Discussion with fuel personnel revealed what they saw not an unusual occurrence at mjx and in fact happened again during the approximately 30 minutes I was there. Suggested corrective actions: check calibration of AWOS wind sensor. Installation of wind tee to indicate active runway. Change CTAF to less congested frequency. Make additional frequency available for CTAF. Callback conversation revealed the following information: reporter did not reveal any new information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT X AND ACFT Y LAND ON THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RWY AT THE SAME TIME.
Narrative: THE AWOS BROADCAST GAVE WINDS FAVORING RWY 6. THE CTAF WAS SO CROWDED THAT TRANSMISSIONS WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND. THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING WIND DIRECTION VARIABLE, BUT I THINK STILL FAVORING RWY 6. I MADE BLIND CALLS ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL FOR RWY 6 AND HEARD NO OTHER TRAFFIC. I LANDED, MADE THE FIRST TURNOFF AND THEN SAW A TRIPACER THAT HAD LANDED ON 24 TURNING OFF THE FAR END OF THE RWY. MY A/C WAS SHOWING BEACON AND STROBES, WAS NO LIGHTS ON THE PIPER. DISCUSSION WITH FUEL PERSONNEL REVEALED WHAT THEY SAW NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AT MJX AND IN FACT HAPPENED AGAIN DURING THE APPROX 30 MINUTES I WAS THERE. SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: CHECK CALIBRATION OF AWOS WIND SENSOR. INSTALLATION OF WIND TEE TO INDICATE ACTIVE RWY. CHANGE CTAF TO LESS CONGESTED FREQUENCY. MAKE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY AVAILABLE FOR CTAF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR DID NOT REVEAL ANY NEW INFO.
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.