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C172 pilot aborted touch-and-go and moved to side of the uncontrolled airport runway after passenger observed a beech flaring out for landing at the opposite end of the runway coming head-on. The reporter struck a runway light during his attempt to clear the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545321 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lee.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : touch and go |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1920 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 545321 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 pax |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Made unicom standard calls for runway 21 pattern touch-and-go lndgs. No other aircraft reported in pattern. Prior aircraft using runway 21. Had 1 passenger on board watching and listening on radio frequency with me (122.725). After touchdown on runway 21, reconfiguring for touch-and-go, passenger called aircraft landing in opposite direction. Saw v-tail aircraft in late final descent flare and then land while moving my aircraft to side of runway to make certain to avoid oncoming. Broke away runway light at left side mid runway on runway 21. No radio communication with other aircraft. Stopped my aircraft to examine if anything broken -- no damage, but to runway light. By the time I got to FBO, aircraft pilot of oncoming aircraft was gone! Need tower at lee -- other pilots needs to observe traffic if he has radio problem. Glad to have passenger along observing flight!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT ABORTED TOUCH-AND-GO AND MOVED TO SIDE OF THE UNCTLED ARPT RWY AFTER PAX OBSERVED A BEECH FLARING OUT FOR LNDG AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY COMING HEAD-ON. THE RPTR STRUCK A RWY LIGHT DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO CLR THE RWY.
Narrative: MADE UNICOM STANDARD CALLS FOR RWY 21 PATTERN TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS. NO OTHER ACFT RPTED IN PATTERN. PRIOR ACFT USING RWY 21. HAD 1 PAX ON BOARD WATCHING AND LISTENING ON RADIO FREQ WITH ME (122.725). AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 21, RECONFIGURING FOR TOUCH-AND-GO, PAX CALLED ACFT LNDG IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SAW V-TAIL ACFT IN LATE FINAL DSCNT FLARE AND THEN LAND WHILE MOVING MY ACFT TO SIDE OF RWY TO MAKE CERTAIN TO AVOID ONCOMING. BROKE AWAY RWY LIGHT AT L SIDE MID RWY ON RWY 21. NO RADIO COM WITH OTHER ACFT. STOPPED MY ACFT TO EXAMINE IF ANYTHING BROKEN -- NO DAMAGE, BUT TO RWY LIGHT. BY THE TIME I GOT TO FBO, ACFT PLT OF ONCOMING ACFT WAS GONE! NEED TWR AT LEE -- OTHER PLTS NEEDS TO OBSERVE TFC IF HE HAS RADIO PROB. GLAD TO HAVE PAX ALONG OBSERVING FLT!
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.