Aircraft on VFR flight to uncontrolled airfield announces intentions to do a straight-in approach. C...

Attributes
ACN	543575
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	543575
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a BE35 returning from mxl, mexico, to clear customs at cxl. Checked local WX, found runway 26 active at cxl. Coming from southeast planning on straight-in for runway 26. Monitoring 122.8 CTAF at 1500 ft and 10 mi GPS announced intentions. No cxl traffic on frequency. Announced at 5 mi GPS 'bonanza 5 mi final straight-in for cxl,' no traffic. Announced at 3 mi straight-in, a C150 announced downwind mid field. Announced 2 mi final, C150 announced downwind. Announced 1 mi final, C150 announced turned base and why don't we fly the pattern? C150 had turned too close to make runway, announced going around and proceeded to blame us for breaking FARS by not entering legal pattern. We had visual of C150 when he was turning base to cut us off. We landed normally with radio discussions with pilot of C150. We were never closer than about 1/2 mi from C150. I do not consider this an near midair collision, but more a careless/reckless action by the C150 that could have resulted in an near midair collision/accident. The following was discovered via radio communications with the C150. The C150 was a training flight with local instructor and student doing pattern work at cxl. The instructor was on the microphone. He was totally aware of our position reports and intentions. He deliberately turned base to cut us off when we announced 1 mi final. He believed we were in violation of FARS because we did not enter a r-hand pattern. (I assume what this means is he felt we should come in on a full 45 to downwind entry.) our contribution to incident: we routinely fly straight-in to cxl from mxl. We announce our position and intentions as we did starting 10 mi out. We monitor CTAF before and during final to ascertain if any traffic is present at cxl. If traffic, we adjust our approach accordingly including full r- or l-hand pattern entrance. We believe this is in total compliance with all FARS pertaining to landing at uncontrolled field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ON VFR FLT TO UNCTLED AIRFIELD ANNOUNCES INTENTIONS TO DO A STRAIGHT-IN APCH. CESSNA ON TRAINING FLT TURNS IN FRONT OF ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A BE35 RETURNING FROM MXL, MEXICO, TO CLR CUSTOMS AT CXL. CHKED LCL WX, FOUND RWY 26 ACTIVE AT CXL. COMING FROM SE PLANNING ON STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 26. MONITORING 122.8 CTAF AT 1500 FT AND 10 MI GPS ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS. NO CXL TFC ON FREQ. ANNOUNCED AT 5 MI GPS 'BONANZA 5 MI FINAL STRAIGHT-IN FOR CXL,' NO TFC. ANNOUNCED AT 3 MI STRAIGHT-IN, A C150 ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND MID FIELD. ANNOUNCED 2 MI FINAL, C150 ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND. ANNOUNCED 1 MI FINAL, C150 ANNOUNCED TURNED BASE AND WHY DON'T WE FLY THE PATTERN? C150 HAD TURNED TOO CLOSE TO MAKE RWY, ANNOUNCED GOING AROUND AND PROCEEDED TO BLAME US FOR BREAKING FARS BY NOT ENTERING LEGAL PATTERN. WE HAD VISUAL OF C150 WHEN HE WAS TURNING BASE TO CUT US OFF. WE LANDED NORMALLY WITH RADIO DISCUSSIONS WITH PLT OF C150. WE WERE NEVER CLOSER THAN ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM C150. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS AN NMAC, BUT MORE A CARELESS/RECKLESS ACTION BY THE C150 THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN NMAC/ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED VIA RADIO COMS WITH THE C150. THE C150 WAS A TRAINING FLT WITH LCL INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DOING PATTERN WORK AT CXL. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ON THE MIKE. HE WAS TOTALLY AWARE OF OUR POS RPTS AND INTENTIONS. HE DELIBERATELY TURNED BASE TO CUT US OFF WHEN WE ANNOUNCED 1 MI FINAL. HE BELIEVED WE WERE IN VIOLATION OF FARS BECAUSE WE DID NOT ENTER A R-HAND PATTERN. (I ASSUME WHAT THIS MEANS IS HE FELT WE SHOULD COME IN ON A FULL 45 TO DOWNWIND ENTRY.) OUR CONTRIBUTION TO INCIDENT: WE ROUTINELY FLY STRAIGHT-IN TO CXL FROM MXL. WE ANNOUNCE OUR POS AND INTENTIONS AS WE DID STARTING 10 MI OUT. WE MONITOR CTAF BEFORE AND DURING FINAL TO ASCERTAIN IF ANY TFC IS PRESENT AT CXL. IF TFC, WE ADJUST OUR APCH ACCORDINGLY INCLUDING FULL R- OR L-HAND PATTERN ENTRANCE. WE BELIEVE THIS IS IN TOTAL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FARS PERTAINING TO LNDG AT UNCTLED FIELD.

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.

Aircraft on VFR flight to uncontrolled airfield announces intentions to do a straight-in approach. Cessna on training flight turns in front of aircraft.