Narrative:

The reporter, flying a C441 on an IFR flight plan under part 135, was being vectored by approach control. The reporter had the runway in sight and at approximately 4 mi from the runway, approach control assigned him the visual approach and told him to squawk VFR (1200). He acknowledged and switched to CTAF. No other aircraft were reporting in the pattern or on the ground at vuq. The C441 was set up 3 mi ene for a 30 degree intercept to the runway 26 final when the reporter transmitted on CTAF that he was on final at vancouver pearson. No response was heard. A short time later, another pilot reported on right downwind for runway 26. The reporter responded with his position and intentions again. The traffic was presented on TCASII but was not responding to his TA's. The other aircraft was a citabria in the r-hand pattern. The reporter's aircraft was lower and on final when the citabria, on downwind, passed high off to his right then began a base turn towards the C441's flight path. The citabria's pilot apparently did not have the C441 in sight and so the reporter executed a go around at 500 ft on 3/4 mi final after the citabria passed over them and began a turn to final off his left side. The reporter felt that he had the right-of-way because he was lower and closer to the airport than the other aircraft. However, since the other aircraft was not responding, he began a right turn away from the citabria and toward the downwind pattern. He felt that by turning right he was responding to the other aircraft's path but also avoiding the pdx traffic. The reporter stated that he was aware of 3 threats dictating a right turn during his go around: the citabria, pdx departing traffic, and wake turbulence from the pdx departing traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CHARTER C441 ENTERED A CTAF ARPT STRAIGHT-IN TO THE PREVAILING RWY WITH A SINGLE ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN IN SIGHT. THE SINGLE ENG ACFT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE TFC CALLS AND THE RESULTING CONFLICT REQUIRED THE C441 TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: THE RPTR, FLYING A C441 ON AN IFR FLT PLAN UNDER PART 135, WAS BEING VECTORED BY APCH CTL. THE RPTR HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT AND AT APPROX 4 MI FROM THE RWY, APCH CTL ASSIGNED HIM THE VISUAL APCH AND TOLD HIM TO SQUAWK VFR (1200). HE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SWITCHED TO CTAF. NO OTHER ACFT WERE RPTING IN THE PATTERN OR ON THE GND AT VUQ. THE C441 WAS SET UP 3 MI ENE FOR A 30 DEG INTERCEPT TO THE RWY 26 FINAL WHEN THE RPTR XMITTED ON CTAF THAT HE WAS ON FINAL AT VANCOUVER PEARSON. NO RESPONSE WAS HEARD. A SHORT TIME LATER, ANOTHER PLT RPTED ON R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 26. THE RPTR RESPONDED WITH HIS POS AND INTENTIONS AGAIN. THE TFC WAS PRESENTED ON TCASII BUT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO HIS TA'S. THE OTHER ACFT WAS A CITABRIA IN THE R-HAND PATTERN. THE RPTR'S ACFT WAS LOWER AND ON FINAL WHEN THE CITABRIA, ON DOWNWIND, PASSED HIGH OFF TO HIS R THEN BEGAN A BASE TURN TOWARDS THE C441'S FLT PATH. THE CITABRIA'S PLT APPARENTLY DID NOT HAVE THE C441 IN SIGHT AND SO THE RPTR EXECUTED A GAR AT 500 FT ON 3/4 MI FINAL AFTER THE CITABRIA PASSED OVER THEM AND BEGAN A TURN TO FINAL OFF HIS L SIDE. THE RPTR FELT THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE HE WAS LOWER AND CLOSER TO THE ARPT THAN THE OTHER ACFT. HOWEVER, SINCE THE OTHER ACFT WAS NOT RESPONDING, HE BEGAN A R TURN AWAY FROM THE CITABRIA AND TOWARD THE DOWNWIND PATTERN. HE FELT THAT BY TURNING R HE WAS RESPONDING TO THE OTHER ACFT'S PATH BUT ALSO AVOIDING THE PDX TFC. THE RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF 3 THREATS DICTATING A R TURN DURING HIS GAR: THE CITABRIA, PDX DEPARTING TFC, AND WAKE TURB FROM THE PDX DEPARTING TFC.

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.