Narrative:

I flew from hwo to bct VFR. That morning I purchased a miami sectional and called FSS (miami). The airport is depicted as uncontrolled. As I was on 1 mi final and making radio calls, I noticed a jet on the runway facing me and moving. I then proceeded to go around and at that point someone on the unicom frequency informed me to contact the control tower. When I contacted the tower I was informed that the airspace was now class D (delta) airspace. I was then redirected and cleared to lnd. I was instructed to call the tower and explained that I did not know of the recent change from uncontrolled to controled airspace at bct. It was not depicted on any chart, nor was it made known to me by FSS. I was told that the jet on the runway facing me was cleared for takeoff and that we could have collided if I wasn't seen. A breakdown in communication almost led to another fatal mid-air collision at bct. My charts were current (purchased the day of the flight), I called FSS, and followed proper rules accordingly. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: two charts were used in preflight: 1) the miami VFR terminal area chart dated 8/10/00. And 2) the miami sectional aeronautical chart/67TH edition, dated 8/10/00. These charts showed bct as being uncontrolled. Preflight included calling miami 'FSS' and asking for: 1) a WX briefing. 2) PIREPS and 3) NOTAMS-en route for the 20 min flight. During this conversation with the 'FSS' there was no mention of 'bct' now being a class 'D' airport. Reporter states, the aircraft that was on takeoff roll was a gulfstream and was told to abort this takeoff. Reporter also mentioned talking to bct's tower controller, at which time revealed the lack of information from mia 'FSS' regarding 'bct's' new classification. His reply was, FSS may have possibly been overloaded. He then stated, he would make a call to the 'FSS' and remind them to be aware of and to include 'bct's new classification when pertinent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENTERED CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR, A GAR TO AVOID DEPARTING ACFT WAS THE RESULT.

Narrative: I FLEW FROM HWO TO BCT VFR. THAT MORNING I PURCHASED A MIAMI SECTIONAL AND CALLED FSS (MIAMI). THE ARPT IS DEPICTED AS UNCTLED. AS I WAS ON 1 MI FINAL AND MAKING RADIO CALLS, I NOTICED A JET ON THE RWY FACING ME AND MOVING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GAR AND AT THAT POINT SOMEONE ON THE UNICOM FREQ INFORMED ME TO CONTACT THE CTL TWR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE TWR I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS NOW CLASS D (DELTA) AIRSPACE. I WAS THEN REDIRECTED AND CLRED TO LND. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TWR AND EXPLAINED THAT I DID NOT KNOW OF THE RECENT CHANGE FROM UNCTLED TO CTLED AIRSPACE AT BCT. IT WAS NOT DEPICTED ON ANY CHART, NOR WAS IT MADE KNOWN TO ME BY FSS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE JET ON THE RWY FACING ME WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND THAT WE COULD HAVE COLLIDED IF I WASN'T SEEN. A BREAKDOWN IN COM ALMOST LED TO ANOTHER FATAL MID-AIR COLLISION AT BCT. MY CHARTS WERE CURRENT (PURCHASED THE DAY OF THE FLT), I CALLED FSS, AND FOLLOWED PROPER RULES ACCORDINGLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TWO CHARTS WERE USED IN PREFLT: 1) THE MIAMI VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART DATED 8/10/00. AND 2) THE MIAMI SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART/67TH EDITION, DATED 8/10/00. THESE CHARTS SHOWED BCT AS BEING UNCTLED. PREFLT INCLUDED CALLING MIAMI 'FSS' AND ASKING FOR: 1) A WX BRIEFING. 2) PIREPS AND 3) NOTAMS-ENRTE FOR THE 20 MIN FLT. DURING THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE 'FSS' THERE WAS NO MENTION OF 'BCT' NOW BEING A CLASS 'D' ARPT. RPTR STATES, THE ACFT THAT WAS ON TKOF ROLL WAS A GULFSTREAM AND WAS TOLD TO ABORT THIS TKOF. RPTR ALSO MENTIONED TALKING TO BCT'S TWR CTLR, AT WHICH TIME REVEALED THE LACK OF INFO FROM MIA 'FSS' REGARDING 'BCT'S' NEW CLASSIFICATION. HIS REPLY WAS, FSS MAY HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN OVERLOADED. HE THEN STATED, HE WOULD MAKE A CALL TO THE 'FSS' AND REMIND THEM TO BE AWARE OF AND TO INCLUDE 'BCT'S NEW CLASSIFICATION WHEN PERTINENT.

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.