LJ35 received TCAS alert for traffic on short VFR final approach. Opposite direction departing traffic was observed; and both aircraft performed evasive right turns to avoid collision.

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Attributes
ACN	748178
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eat.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdr.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 97 flight time total : 3926 flight time type : 176
ASRS Report	748178
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 75
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We received a visual approach to the airport about 20 NM out. Shortly thereafter; we canceled IFR and continued to the airport VFR as we had it in sight. We made our initial call about 10 mi out and indicated our intention of using runway 12. There was an aircraft that made a call for departure off of runway 12; so we continued for that runway. As we continued for the airport; we called out a 5 mi final; and no other traffic had been heard or observed in the area or on TCAS. We called a 3 mi final for runway 12 and still no traffic heard or observed. Around the 500 ft call; we got a TCAS alert for an aircraft 12 O'clock position. We then observed a single engine cessna initiating a hard turn to his right. I made a turn to our right til clear of the traffic then continued for landing. This aircraft had apparently departed on the opposite runway (runway 30) without making any radio calls or having any lights on which resulted in this situation. Besides monitoring the radio; it is imperative that aircraft use their lights whenever operating in the vicinity of an airport. It was a hazy day which made seeing aircraft that much harder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ35 RECEIVED TCAS ALERT FOR TFC ON SHORT VFR FINAL APCH. OPPOSITE DIRECTION DEPARTING TFC WAS OBSERVED; AND BOTH ACFT PERFORMED EVASIVE RIGHT TURNS TO AVOID COLLISION.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED A VISUAL APCH TO THE ARPT ABOUT 20 NM OUT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; WE CANCELED IFR AND CONTINUED TO THE ARPT VFR AS WE HAD IT IN SIGHT. WE MADE OUR INITIAL CALL ABOUT 10 MI OUT AND INDICATED OUR INTENTION OF USING RWY 12. THERE WAS AN ACFT THAT MADE A CALL FOR DEP OFF OF RWY 12; SO WE CONTINUED FOR THAT RWY. AS WE CONTINUED FOR THE ARPT; WE CALLED OUT A 5 MI FINAL; AND NO OTHER TFC HAD BEEN HEARD OR OBSERVED IN THE AREA OR ON TCAS. WE CALLED A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 12 AND STILL NO TFC HEARD OR OBSERVED. AROUND THE 500 FT CALL; WE GOT A TCAS ALERT FOR AN ACFT 12 O'CLOCK POS. WE THEN OBSERVED A SINGLE ENG CESSNA INITIATING A HARD TURN TO HIS R. I MADE A TURN TO OUR R TIL CLR OF THE TFC THEN CONTINUED FOR LNDG. THIS ACFT HAD APPARENTLY DEPARTED ON THE OPPOSITE RWY (RWY 30) WITHOUT MAKING ANY RADIO CALLS OR HAVING ANY LIGHTS ON WHICH RESULTED IN THIS SITUATION. BESIDES MONITORING THE RADIO; IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ACFT USE THEIR LIGHTS WHENEVER OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF AN ARPT. IT WAS A HAZY DAY WHICH MADE SEEING ACFT THAT MUCH HARDER.

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.