Flight crew of LR35 abandons 2 approachs to uncontrolled field due to traffic conflicts.

Attributes
ACN	673202
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : imt.airport
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	673202
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 250
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A fellow crew member and I departed the west bend; wi; airport empty (part 91) to pick up a client in iron mountain; mi. We proceeded north on an IFR flight plan. As our destination was in visual contact; we canceled our IFR and proceeded inbound with flight following for the visual. There was also a second aircraft (a navajo) inbound to the airport on an IFR flight plan. We got a visual on the navajo and realized we were going to meet at the airport at the same time. So we contacted the navajo after he canceled IFR and came upon unicom frequency. The decision was made to let the navajo proceed inbound for the straight-in on runway 1; and we would continue on a left downwind for runway 19 because the winds were calm and no other traffic had been reporting; so we proceeded to make all normal radio calls from downwind to base. As we turned base; the navajo cleared the runway; so we made our call; turning final runway 19 iron mountain. As we turned about a 2 mi final; a single engine mooney departed IFR straight-out on runway 1 as we were turning final. Captain; PNF; said 'go ahead and we will extend out and come back on a left downwind for runway 1.' I turned onto a downwind and the captain; PNF; called our downwind; base; and final over unicom. This time as we were on short final; a commuter beech 1900 pulled onto the runway; making no radio calls; continues to power up and depart. We immediately proceeded with our missed approach procedures; pwred up; and brought the flaps and gear up as we sidestepped to the right of the departing beech 1900. As we accelerated; I broke our pattern off to the right and away from the departing aircraft. During the missed approach; we continued to transmit on unicom; no response from the 1900; but later heard them broadcasting on center frequency. Following the event we landed on runway 1 with no incident. Radio problems were not a factor in this situation because the navajo and the mooney both heard our xmissions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LR35 ABANDONS 2 APCHS TO UNCTLED FIELD DUE TO TFC CONFLICTS.

Narrative: A FELLOW CREW MEMBER AND I DEPARTED THE WEST BEND; WI; ARPT EMPTY (PART 91) TO PICK UP A CLIENT IN IRON MOUNTAIN; MI. WE PROCEEDED N ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. AS OUR DEST WAS IN VISUAL CONTACT; WE CANCELED OUR IFR AND PROCEEDED INBOUND WITH FLT FOLLOWING FOR THE VISUAL. THERE WAS ALSO A SECOND ACFT (A NAVAJO) INBOUND TO THE ARPT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. WE GOT A VISUAL ON THE NAVAJO AND REALIZED WE WERE GOING TO MEET AT THE ARPT AT THE SAME TIME. SO WE CONTACTED THE NAVAJO AFTER HE CANCELED IFR AND CAME UPON UNICOM FREQ. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LET THE NAVAJO PROCEED INBOUND FOR THE STRAIGHT-IN ON RWY 1; AND WE WOULD CONTINUE ON A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE CALM AND NO OTHER TFC HAD BEEN RPTING; SO WE PROCEEDED TO MAKE ALL NORMAL RADIO CALLS FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE. AS WE TURNED BASE; THE NAVAJO CLRED THE RWY; SO WE MADE OUR CALL; TURNING FINAL RWY 19 IRON MOUNTAIN. AS WE TURNED ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL; A SINGLE ENG MOONEY DEPARTED IFR STRAIGHT-OUT ON RWY 1 AS WE WERE TURNING FINAL. CAPT; PNF; SAID 'GO AHEAD AND WE WILL EXTEND OUT AND COME BACK ON A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 1.' I TURNED ONTO A DOWNWIND AND THE CAPT; PNF; CALLED OUR DOWNWIND; BASE; AND FINAL OVER UNICOM. THIS TIME AS WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL; A COMMUTER BEECH 1900 PULLED ONTO THE RWY; MAKING NO RADIO CALLS; CONTINUES TO PWR UP AND DEPART. WE IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED WITH OUR MISSED APCH PROCS; PWRED UP; AND BROUGHT THE FLAPS AND GEAR UP AS WE SIDESTEPPED TO THE R OF THE DEPARTING BEECH 1900. AS WE ACCELERATED; I BROKE OUR PATTERN OFF TO THE R AND AWAY FROM THE DEPARTING ACFT. DURING THE MISSED APCH; WE CONTINUED TO XMIT ON UNICOM; NO RESPONSE FROM THE 1900; BUT LATER HEARD THEM BROADCASTING ON CTR FREQ. FOLLOWING THE EVENT WE LANDED ON RWY 1 WITH NO INCIDENT. RADIO PROBS WERE NOT A FACTOR IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THE NAVAJO AND THE MOONEY BOTH HEARD OUR XMISSIONS.

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.