Narrative:

I was on a instrument flight plan working with orlando approach. I was making an instrument approach to runway 13 at lee the ASOS said 1 3/4 mile visibility up from 1 1/2 a few min earlier. I had my #2 radio tuned to lee CTAF to see if anyone was in pattern. I heard nothing. After I was established on final approach orlando released me to CTAF. I announced my position on the instrument approach, but had no reply. I did not think this unusual, because the visibility reported by the ASOS was 1 3/4 and wind 090 degrees at 04 KTS at 1 1/2 miles from threshold I went back on orl and canceled IFR and returned to lee CTAF. Upon landing I noticed a C172 executing a go around from the other end. He and a partner CFI had been in the pattern for runway 31 with students with 1 3/4 mile visibility. I did not see him until his go around, because I was landing with the sun in my eyes with fog and mist. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter in C340 stated he made announcement at approximately 4 miles out being released by orl approach. He said he had been constantly monitoring the CTAF frequency and did not hear any announcements. Supplemental information from ACN495069: on dec sat, 2000, my student and I (I am a flight instructor) departure orl approximately xa:10 local time enroute to lee for an instructional flight to practice takeoff and lndgs in a cessna 172. When about 10 miles southeast of lee, received lee AWOS, visibility was reported as 1 1/2 miles, mist, field was in sight on horizon. Continued flight in expectation that ground fog would dissipate soon since orl had reported 6 miles, mist with information X at xa:53. When about 5 miles southeast, lee was in sight and all runways visible, slight smoke and fog visible, visibility appeared to be greater than 5 miles. Called unicom and requested active runway information. Unicom responded that the winds favored runway 31. Entered left traffic for practice touch and goes about xa:30 local. During the next half-hour several other single-engine light GA aircraft joined the pattern for touch and goes in additional to itinerant and based aircraft landing and departure the airport. At approximately xb:00, we were on final approach to runway 31 at approximately 200 ft AGL, about a 1/4 mile from the landing threshold in position for a landing. Ahead of us was a cessna cutlass 172 rg that had just lifted off after a touch and go. Over the unicom we received a transmission from the cutlass, 'near midair collision, twin engine cessna opposite direction of pattern traffic, landing runway 13, attention all leesburg traffic, twin engine cessna landing on runway 13 leesburg!' we immediately initiated go around with a turn to the right. Sighted the twin engine cessna landing near the first taxiway east of runway 13 approach end and watched it turn off the runway 13/31 and runway 03/21 intersection when abeam. Flying upwind noticed cutlass turn crosswind. Radio conversation with cutlass of the near midair I decided to follow the cutlass in for a landing and also speak with the twin engine cessna pilot to exchange information on aircraft and obtain facts to file a report. Cutlass landed and when we were downwind and approaching base position, an aircraft called and was changing the landing pattern to use runway 13.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON LNDG AFTER AN IFR APCH INTO LEE ARPT, A C340 PLT SEES A C172 ON A GAR ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: I WAS ON A INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WORKING WITH ORLANDO APCH. I WAS MAKING AN INSTRUMENT APCH TO RWY 13 AT LEE THE ASOS SAID 1 3/4 MILE VIS UP FROM 1 1/2 A FEW MIN EARLIER. I HAD MY #2 RADIO TUNED TO LEE CTAF TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS IN PATTERN. I HEARD NOTHING. AFTER I WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APCH ORLANDO RELEASED ME TO CTAF. I ANNOUNCED MY POSITION ON THE INSTRUMENT APCH, BUT HAD NO REPLY. I DID NOT THINK THIS UNUSUAL, BECAUSE THE VIS REPORTED BY THE ASOS WAS 1 3/4 AND WIND 090 DEGREES AT 04 KTS AT 1 1/2 MILES FROM THRESHOLD I WENT BACK ON ORL AND CANCELED IFR AND RETURNED TO LEE CTAF. UPON LANDING I NOTICED A C172 EXECUTING A GAR FROM THE OTHER END. HE AND A PARTNER CFI HAD BEEN IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 31 WITH STUDENTS WITH 1 3/4 MILE VIS. I DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL HIS GAR, BECAUSE I WAS LANDING WITH THE SUN IN MY EYES WITH FOG AND MIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR IN C340 STATED HE MADE ANNOUNCEMENT AT APPROX 4 MILES OUT BEING RELEASED BY ORL APCH. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE CTAF FREQUENCY AND DID NOT HEAR ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN495069: ON DEC SAT, 2000, MY STUDENT AND I (I AM A FLT INSTRUCTOR) DEP ORL APPROX XA:10 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO LEE FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT TO PRACTICE TKOF AND LNDGS IN A CESSNA 172. WHEN ABOUT 10 MILES SE OF LEE, RECEIVED LEE AWOS, VISIBILITY WAS RPTED AS 1 1/2 MILES, MIST, FIELD WAS IN SIGHT ON HORIZON. CONTINUED FLIGHT IN EXPECTATION THAT GROUND FOG WOULD DISSIPATE SOON SINCE ORL HAD RPTED 6 MILES, MIST WITH INFO X AT XA:53. WHEN ABOUT 5 MILES SE, LEE WAS IN SIGHT AND ALL RWYS VISIBLE, SLIGHT SMOKE AND FOG VISIBLE, VISIBILITY APPEARED TO BE GREATER THAN 5 MILES. CALLED UNICOM AND REQUESTED ACTIVE RWY INFO. UNICOM RESPONDED THAT THE WINDS FAVORED RWY 31. ENTERED LEFT TFC FOR PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES ABOUT XA:30 LOCAL. DURING THE NEXT HALF-HOUR SEVERAL OTHER SINGLE-ENGINE LIGHT GA ACFT JOINED THE PATTERN FOR TOUCH AND GOES IN ADDITIONAL TO ITINERANT AND BASED ACFT LNDG AND DEP THE ARPT. AT APPROX XB:00, WE WERE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 31 AT APPROX 200 FT AGL, ABOUT A 1/4 MILE FROM THE LNDG THRESHOLD IN POSITION FOR A LNDG. AHEAD OF US WAS A CESSNA CUTLASS 172 RG THAT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF AFTER A TOUCH AND GO. OVER THE UNICOM WE RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION FROM THE CUTLASS, 'NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION, TWIN ENGINE CESSNA OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF PATTERN TFC, LNDG RWY 13, ATTENTION ALL LEESBURG TFC, TWIN ENGINE CESSNA LNDG ON RWY 13 LEESBURG!' WE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED GAR WITH A TURN TO THE R. SIGHTED THE TWIN ENGINE CESSNA LNDG NEAR THE FIRST TXWY E OF RWY 13 APCH END AND WATCHED IT TURN OFF THE RWY 13/31 AND RWY 03/21 INTERSECTION WHEN ABEAM. FLYING UPWIND NOTICED CUTLASS TURN CROSSWIND. RADIO CONVERSATION WITH CUTLASS OF THE NEAR MIDAIR I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE CUTLASS IN FOR A LNDG AND ALSO SPEAK WITH THE TWIN ENGINE CESSNA PLT TO EXCHANGE INFO ON ACFT AND OBTAIN FACTS TO FILE A RPT. CUTLASS LANDED AND WHEN WE WERE DOWNWIND AND APCHING BASE POS, AN ACFT CALLED AND WAS CHANGING THE LNDG PATTERN TO USE RWY 13.

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.