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RV4 home built aircraft pilot landed over the top of a cessna that cut him out at an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awo.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 553491 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was in a non stop flight to awo in a flight of 3 aircraft -- myself (aircraft X), aircraft Y, and aircraft Z. We arrived over arlington about XA20. Temporary tower opens XB00. Before tower opening, normal l-hand pattern for runway 34 was in use, with position advisories made on unicom 122.7. All normal procedures appeared to be being used. Other traffic, besides our flight of 3 were also using left pattern for runway 34. I (aircraft X) was lead and advised my turn to base leg and then when finishing a turn to final, found myself descending to the runway parallel to another high wing cessna that apparently approached on a right downwind to runway 34. I was a little higher and slowed as much as possible (60 mph) and let the cessna land first. Cessna apparently was on temporary tower frequency 127.3 and was using r-hand pattern which was in effect after XB00. I stayed in air until cessna landed and slowed to a fast taxi, then landed in front of cessna a safe distance with over 3000 ft of runway left. All of this was observed by aircraft Z. No damage incurred by any aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV4 HOME BUILT ACFT PLT LANDED OVER THE TOP OF A CESSNA THAT CUT HIM OUT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS IN A NON STOP FLT TO AWO IN A FLT OF 3 ACFT -- MYSELF (ACFT X), ACFT Y, AND ACFT Z. WE ARRIVED OVER ARLINGTON ABOUT XA20. TEMPORARY TWR OPENS XB00. BEFORE TWR OPENING, NORMAL L-HAND PATTERN FOR RWY 34 WAS IN USE, WITH POS ADVISORIES MADE ON UNICOM 122.7. ALL NORMAL PROCS APPEARED TO BE BEING USED. OTHER TFC, BESIDES OUR FLT OF 3 WERE ALSO USING L PATTERN FOR RWY 34. I (ACFT X) WAS LEAD AND ADVISED MY TURN TO BASE LEG AND THEN WHEN FINISHING A TURN TO FINAL, FOUND MYSELF DSNDING TO THE RWY PARALLEL TO ANOTHER HIGH WING CESSNA THAT APPARENTLY APCHED ON A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 34. I WAS A LITTLE HIGHER AND SLOWED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (60 MPH) AND LET THE CESSNA LAND FIRST. CESSNA APPARENTLY WAS ON TEMPORARY TWR FREQ 127.3 AND WAS USING R-HAND PATTERN WHICH WAS IN EFFECT AFTER XB00. I STAYED IN AIR UNTIL CESSNA LANDED AND SLOWED TO A FAST TAXI, THEN LANDED IN FRONT OF CESSNA A SAFE DISTANCE WITH OVER 3000 FT OF RWY LEFT. ALL OF THIS WAS OBSERVED BY ACFT Z. NO DAMAGE INCURRED BY ANY ACFT.
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.