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Attributes | |
ACN | 665125 |
Time | |
Date | 200507 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mky.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Marginal |
Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : touch and go |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time total : 2380 |
ASRS Report | 665125 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | instruction : trainee |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 600 vertical : 200 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Returning to mky part 135 VFR; called position 15 mi southwest of mky at 1500 ft inbound landing runway 17 at mky. One other aircraft was in the pattern doing touch-and-goes (a C152). We both acknowledged each other at this time. She (the C152) was on final for runway 17 touch-and-go left traffic. I was 10 mi south of mky at 1500 ft. I called that I was a C310 and would enter a left downwind for runway 17; full stop. The C152 called upwind and I was 5 mi southeast descending to 1200 ft on a left downwind. I called my position and reminded her I was a C310. At this time she called a left crosswind and then left downwind as if she wanted to get in front of me or beat me on the downwind. There were also a few showers in the area but mky was VFR. There was also a baron taking the active runway 17 for an east departure. I looked up and there was the C152. She did not know where I was; but I had her in view all the time. It started to rain and I was at her 8 O'clock position at 800 ft. She was at 1000 ft at my 2 O'clock position. She would not let me get in front of her; even though I was already past her. I then extended my downwind in VFR conditions. Without getting into IMC; I let her go in before me to do her touch-and-go. Now it started to rain; but the airport was still VFR. She had an instructor with her which should have used a little common sense that a C310 is faster in the pattern than a C152. As I lined up on final; it started to rain very hard and she did her touch-and-go and I landed uneventfully. Again; if some common sense was used by the instructor; this event would have not happened. I know that the aircraft at the lower altitude has the right-of-way; but in class G airspace we are the controllers and there should be a teamwork at an uncontrolled airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TFC CONFLICT ENSUES IN THE UNCTLED TFC PATTERN AT MKY WHEN A FASTER C310 ENTERING THE PATTERN OVERRUNS A C152 CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GOES. SHOWERS IN THE AREA COMPLICATE THE RESOLUTION.
Narrative: RETURNING TO MKY PART 135 VFR; CALLED POS 15 MI SW OF MKY AT 1500 FT INBOUND LNDG RWY 17 AT MKY. ONE OTHER ACFT WAS IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES (A C152). WE BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED EACH OTHER AT THIS TIME. SHE (THE C152) WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 17 TOUCH-AND-GO L TFC. I WAS 10 MI S OF MKY AT 1500 FT. I CALLED THAT I WAS A C310 AND WOULD ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17; FULL STOP. THE C152 CALLED UPWIND AND I WAS 5 MI SE DSNDING TO 1200 FT ON A L DOWNWIND. I CALLED MY POS AND REMINDED HER I WAS A C310. AT THIS TIME SHE CALLED A L XWIND AND THEN L DOWNWIND AS IF SHE WANTED TO GET IN FRONT OF ME OR BEAT ME ON THE DOWNWIND. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA BUT MKY WAS VFR. THERE WAS ALSO A BARON TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY 17 FOR AN E DEP. I LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS THE C152. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS; BUT I HAD HER IN VIEW ALL THE TIME. IT STARTED TO RAIN AND I WAS AT HER 8 O'CLOCK POS AT 800 FT. SHE WAS AT 1000 FT AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS. SHE WOULD NOT LET ME GET IN FRONT OF HER; EVEN THOUGH I WAS ALREADY PAST HER. I THEN EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND IN VFR CONDITIONS. WITHOUT GETTING INTO IMC; I LET HER GO IN BEFORE ME TO DO HER TOUCH-AND-GO. NOW IT STARTED TO RAIN; BUT THE ARPT WAS STILL VFR. SHE HAD AN INSTRUCTOR WITH HER WHICH SHOULD HAVE USED A LITTLE COMMON SENSE THAT A C310 IS FASTER IN THE PATTERN THAN A C152. AS I LINED UP ON FINAL; IT STARTED TO RAIN VERY HARD AND SHE DID HER TOUCH-AND-GO AND I LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AGAIN; IF SOME COMMON SENSE WAS USED BY THE INSTRUCTOR; THIS EVENT WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED. I KNOW THAT THE ACFT AT THE LOWER ALT HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; BUT IN CLASS G AIRSPACE WE ARE THE CTLRS AND THERE SHOULD BE A TEAMWORK AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.