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Attributes | |
ACN | 531446 |
Time | |
Date | 200111 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : plr.airport |
State Reference | AL |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dawn |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Skynight 320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Sundowner 23 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
ASRS Report | 531446 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : rejected takeoff |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was preparing for a flight (IFR) from plr to luk. Birmingham to cincinnati. Early morning XA30. Low ceilings but VFR. Wind was out of the south at 8 KTS. Our airport has runways 2/20. Correct runway was 20. Our FBO is at the runway 2 end (south) of the airport and can watch takeoff and landing activity at the south end. I announced my departure on runway 20, entered the runway, started the takeoff roll and saw another plane crossing the fence to flare at the opposite end. I aborted and was prepared to exit into the grass when he landed, turned off then proceeded to taxi to his hangar. I could not raise him on the radio. The airport manager and another man were witnesses. I followed his plane and confronted him. He said his radio wasn't tuned. I asked about his not flying a suggested pattern, no radio use, landing downwind -- he just hung his head. The pilot should lose his license. He has 3 planes. He makes low passes (3 ft off the runway) in his aircraft. Never uses aim safety procedures and is generally a problem. He did not care enough to go around when he saw me departing in a twin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C320 PLT ABORTED TKOF AT NON TWR ARPT AFTER HE OBSERVED AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL COMING AT HIM FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY AND LNDG.
Narrative: I WAS PREPARING FOR A FLT (IFR) FROM PLR TO LUK. BIRMINGHAM TO CINCINNATI. EARLY MORNING XA30. LOW CEILINGS BUT VFR. WIND WAS OUT OF THE S AT 8 KTS. OUR ARPT HAS RWYS 2/20. CORRECT RWY WAS 20. OUR FBO IS AT THE RWY 2 END (S) OF THE ARPT AND CAN WATCH TKOF AND LNDG ACTIVITY AT THE S END. I ANNOUNCED MY DEP ON RWY 20, ENTERED THE RWY, STARTED THE TKOF ROLL AND SAW ANOTHER PLANE XING THE FENCE TO FLARE AT THE OPPOSITE END. I ABORTED AND WAS PREPARED TO EXIT INTO THE GRASS WHEN HE LANDED, TURNED OFF THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO HIS HANGAR. I COULD NOT RAISE HIM ON THE RADIO. THE ARPT MGR AND ANOTHER MAN WERE WITNESSES. I FOLLOWED HIS PLANE AND CONFRONTED HIM. HE SAID HIS RADIO WASN'T TUNED. I ASKED ABOUT HIS NOT FLYING A SUGGESTED PATTERN, NO RADIO USE, LNDG DOWNWIND -- HE JUST HUNG HIS HEAD. THE PLT SHOULD LOSE HIS LICENSE. HE HAS 3 PLANES. HE MAKES LOW PASSES (3 FT OFF THE RWY) IN HIS ACFT. NEVER USES AIM SAFETY PROCS AND IS GENERALLY A PROB. HE DID NOT CARE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND WHEN HE SAW ME DEPARTING IN A TWIN.
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.