<< >> NASA ASRS Report 588578, July 2003

A BE90 pilot executes a go around at an uncontrolled airport due to a crop duster operating in a careless and reckless manner alleged by the reporter.

Attributes
ACN	588578
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cbk.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : day.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	588578
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I announced inbound on CTAF about 10 mi out. Unicom advised crop dusters operating in the area. I flew on over the top entry to a left downwind to runway 17. I visually checked all fields around the airport, while flying the pattern, and did not see any traffic. I made radio calls on downwind, base, final, and short final. At about 200 ft AGL, I noticed an aircraft shadow off my left -- very close. I initiated a balked landing and saw a crop duster come right under us in a steep bank from my left. The passenger and I estimate less than 100 ft separation. I went around in a standard left pattern. The crop duster did some sort of tight left pattern and landed while I was on downwind. This happened because the crop duster did not have a radio, was not looking, and flew a very tight, careless, reckless pattern.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE90 PLT EXECUTES A GAR AT AN UNCTLED ARPT DUE TO A CROP DUSTER OPERATING IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER ALLEGED BY THE RPTR.

Narrative: I ANNOUNCED INBOUND ON CTAF ABOUT 10 MI OUT. UNICOM ADVISED CROP DUSTERS OPERATING IN THE AREA. I FLEW ON OVER THE TOP ENTRY TO A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 17. I VISUALLY CHKED ALL FIELDS AROUND THE ARPT, WHILE FLYING THE PATTERN, AND DID NOT SEE ANY TFC. I MADE RADIO CALLS ON DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL, AND SHORT FINAL. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, I NOTICED AN ACFT SHADOW OFF MY L -- VERY CLOSE. I INITIATED A BALKED LNDG AND SAW A CROP DUSTER COME RIGHT UNDER US IN A STEEP BANK FROM MY L. THE PAX AND I ESTIMATE LESS THAN 100 FT SEPARATION. I WENT AROUND IN A STANDARD L PATTERN. THE CROP DUSTER DID SOME SORT OF TIGHT L PATTERN AND LANDED WHILE I WAS ON DOWNWIND. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CROP DUSTER DID NOT HAVE A RADIO, WAS NOT LOOKING, AND FLEW A VERY TIGHT, CARELESS, RECKLESS PATTERN.

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.