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Bizjet tc and a C150 meet head-on at an uncontrolled airport when takeoff is one way and landing is another. CTAF coordination was done by both aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gai.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | controller radar : 7 flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 558568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : gai.airport |
Narrative:
I was shooting full stop lndgs in my cessna 150L at gai, on runway 32. The runway in use by numerous other aircraft was runway 32. As I was taxiing for takeoff, a bizjet called on unicom for runway 14. I idented myself and asked if I had time to take off. The bizjet replied I had plenty of time as he was still 6 mi out. I departed on runway 32 and announced on unicom that I was making a straight-out departure. When I was about 2 mi out, I saw the bizjet on left base for runway 14 and told him he was turning toward me. He responded that he saw me, and passed me going the other way on final for runway 14. He passed me about 1/4 mi to my right and about 200 ft below me. I have heard about other bizjets landing on runway 14 at gai when every one else was using runway 32. In approximately 45 mins before this incident, two other bizjets landed on runway 32. More bizjets seem to be using gai since sep/11/01 closed reagan to them. Gai needs a tower!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIZJET TC AND A C150 MEET HEAD-ON AT AN UNCTLED ARPT WHEN TKOF IS ONE WAY AND LNDG IS ANOTHER. CTAF COORD WAS DONE BY BOTH ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS SHOOTING FULL STOP LNDGS IN MY CESSNA 150L AT GAI, ON RWY 32. THE RWY IN USE BY NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT WAS RWY 32. AS I WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF, A BIZJET CALLED ON UNICOM FOR RWY 14. I IDENTED MYSELF AND ASKED IF I HAD TIME TO TAKE OFF. THE BIZJET REPLIED I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AS HE WAS STILL 6 MI OUT. I DEPARTED ON RWY 32 AND ANNOUNCED ON UNICOM THAT I WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT-OUT DEP. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 2 MI OUT, I SAW THE BIZJET ON L BASE FOR RWY 14 AND TOLD HIM HE WAS TURNING TOWARD ME. HE RESPONDED THAT HE SAW ME, AND PASSED ME GOING THE OTHER WAY ON FINAL FOR RWY 14. HE PASSED ME ABOUT 1/4 MI TO MY R AND ABOUT 200 FT BELOW ME. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT OTHER BIZJETS LNDG ON RWY 14 AT GAI WHEN EVERY ONE ELSE WAS USING RWY 32. IN APPROX 45 MINS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, TWO OTHER BIZJETS LANDED ON RWY 32. MORE BIZJETS SEEM TO BE USING GAI SINCE SEP/11/01 CLOSED REAGAN TO THEM. GAI NEEDS A TWR!
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.