J3 on approach to eky experiences conflict with opposite direction B350.

Attributes
ACN	692867
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eky.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Super King Air 350
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	692867
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We began flying; remaining in the pattern at eky. We made a fuel run to eet; shelby county later. On returning to bessemer eky; we entered a standard left downwind pattern for runway 23. There was no wind and we saw no traffic in the pattern and it was the easiest entry from our position. I and my rear seat passenger both noted that we saw no traffic on downwind; base; or the runway. On final approach we saw the king air off to our right that had just completed a low approach. The king air had apparently seen us as well and was veering off to our right and was 1500-2000 ft away from us and a little above us. We continued on to a normal landing. The problem arose from a relatively fast kingair doing a low approach from the opposite runway 5. Our plane has no radio or electrical system; thus we were not in contact with the other aircraft. Both I and my passenger were on the lookout while in the pattern for other aircraft. Once on final approach my attention was focused on the landing. I made a call to the birmingham control tower just to check in. I was asked to make better use of the radio. I explained that we had no radio. I don't believe any rules were broken and the system actually worked in that neither plane was in any serious peril as both planes saw one another and avoided trouble. There are no known issues affecting human performance in this case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: J3 ON APCH TO EKY EXPERIENCES CONFLICT WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION B350.

Narrative: WE BEGAN FLYING; REMAINING IN THE PATTERN AT EKY. WE MADE A FUEL RUN TO EET; SHELBY COUNTY LATER. ON RETURNING TO BESSEMER EKY; WE ENTERED A STANDARD L DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RWY 23. THERE WAS NO WIND AND WE SAW NO TFC IN THE PATTERN AND IT WAS THE EASIEST ENTRY FROM OUR POS. I AND MY REAR SEAT PAX BOTH NOTED THAT WE SAW NO TFC ON DOWNWIND; BASE; OR THE RWY. ON FINAL APCH WE SAW THE KING AIR OFF TO OUR R THAT HAD JUST COMPLETED A LOW APCH. THE KING AIR HAD APPARENTLY SEEN US AS WELL AND WAS VEERING OFF TO OUR R AND WAS 1500-2000 FT AWAY FROM US AND A LITTLE ABOVE US. WE CONTINUED ON TO A NORMAL LNDG. THE PROB AROSE FROM A RELATIVELY FAST KINGAIR DOING A LOW APCH FROM THE OPPOSITE RWY 5. OUR PLANE HAS NO RADIO OR ELECTRICAL SYS; THUS WE WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ACFT. BOTH I AND MY PAX WERE ON THE LOOKOUT WHILE IN THE PATTERN FOR OTHER ACFT. ONCE ON FINAL APCH MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON THE LNDG. I MADE A CALL TO THE BIRMINGHAM CTL TWR JUST TO CHK IN. I WAS ASKED TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE RADIO. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD NO RADIO. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY RULES WERE BROKEN AND THE SYS ACTUALLY WORKED IN THAT NEITHER PLANE WAS IN ANY SERIOUS PERIL AS BOTH PLANES SAW ONE ANOTHER AND AVOIDED TROUBLE. THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN THIS CASE.

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.