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A PA28 pilot, unable to confirm another aircraft's intentions via 'unicom,' executed a 360 degree turn when discovering said aircraft on final and a go around as aircraft back taxied on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : igx.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : vacating altitude ground : taxi |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 410 |
| ASRS Report | 517664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I heard aircraft 2 announce that he was approaching igx from the south while I was approaching from the north. I announced my position on the CTAF. ASOS stated that winds were variable at 3-4 KTS. As I was getting ready to go into a 45 degree turn for a right downwind runway 27, aircraft #2 announced that he was going to enter a left downwind runway 27. When I informed aircraft #2 that igx had a right pattern for runway 27, I received no reply. When aircraft #2 announced he was in a left downwind runway 27, I again informed him that runway 27 required a right pattern. I stated that if he had an emergency, I would get out of the pattern and give him right-of-way. Again, no reply. At this point, seeing aircraft #2 on final, I did a 360 degree turn to my left to give him time to land. I then re-entered the pattern, proceeded to baseleg, and announced turning final. Aircraft #2 announced backtaxi runway 27. At this point I told aircraft #2 that I thought he had his procedures mixed up, and did a go around. His response was that I was out of line, that he had a sick baby on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT, UNABLE TO CONFIRM ANOTHER ACFT'S INTENTIONS VIA 'UNICOM,' EXECUTED A 360 DEG TURN WHEN DISCOVERING SAID ACFT ON FINAL AND A GAR AS ACFT BACK TAXIED ON THE RWY.
Narrative: I HEARD ACFT 2 ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS APCHING IGX FROM THE S WHILE I WAS APCHING FROM THE N. I ANNOUNCED MY POS ON THE CTAF. ASOS STATED THAT WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3-4 KTS. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO INTO A 45 DEG TURN FOR A R DOWNWIND RWY 27, ACFT #2 ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS GOING TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND RWY 27. WHEN I INFORMED ACFT #2 THAT IGX HAD A R PATTERN FOR RWY 27, I RECEIVED NO REPLY. WHEN ACFT #2 ANNOUNCED HE WAS IN A L DOWNWIND RWY 27, I AGAIN INFORMED HIM THAT RWY 27 REQUIRED A R PATTERN. I STATED THAT IF HE HAD AN EMER, I WOULD GET OUT OF THE PATTERN AND GIVE HIM RIGHT-OF-WAY. AGAIN, NO REPLY. AT THIS POINT, SEEING ACFT #2 ON FINAL, I DID A 360 DEG TURN TO MY L TO GIVE HIM TIME TO LAND. I THEN RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN, PROCEEDED TO BASELEG, AND ANNOUNCED TURNING FINAL. ACFT #2 ANNOUNCED BACKTAXI RWY 27. AT THIS POINT I TOLD ACFT #2 THAT I THOUGHT HE HAD HIS PROCS MIXED UP, AND DID A GAR. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS OUT OF LINE, THAT HE HAD A SICK BABY ON BOARD.
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.