Narrative:

I entered right traffic to runway 15 at O85 from a 45 degree entry to downwind to base to final making position reports on CTAF on the 45 degree entry; downwind; base; and final. At least 1 other aircraft landing ahead of me was using runway 15. An estimated 4000 ft or less from the runway I noticed another high wing aircraft taking off on the opposing runway (runway 33). When I saw him; he was about mid-field and had already rotated and was in an initial climb. I noticed that he initiated a right turn and I also veered to the right to increase the distance between us. While his choice of runway; failure to yield to a landing aircraft; and failure to announce his intentions on frequency were reckless; his correction was proper. I realized that while we would be close; we would not collide. He passed off my left side approximately 200 ft horizontally and 50 ft below me. After landing; a pilot based at the field stated that he had been monitoring the frequency and saw the events and that he (the officer) had heard my reports; but never heard the other aircraft. I told the officer that I had not heard any reports by the other aircraft. The officer stated that the other aircraft was a maule and that he was planning to talk to the pilot that he believed was based on the field.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT ENCOUNTER NMAC ON FINAL WITH ACFT DEPARTING OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE SAME RWY. DEPARTING ACFT MADE NO CTAF/UNICOM REPORTS PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: I ENTERED R TFC TO RWY 15 AT O85 FROM A 45 DEG ENTRY TO DOWNWIND TO BASE TO FINAL MAKING POS RPTS ON CTAF ON THE 45 DEG ENTRY; DOWNWIND; BASE; AND FINAL. AT LEAST 1 OTHER ACFT LNDG AHEAD OF ME WAS USING RWY 15. AN ESTIMATED 4000 FT OR LESS FROM THE RWY I NOTICED ANOTHER HIGH WING ACFT TAKING OFF ON THE OPPOSING RWY (RWY 33). WHEN I SAW HIM; HE WAS ABOUT MID-FIELD AND HAD ALREADY ROTATED AND WAS IN AN INITIAL CLB. I NOTICED THAT HE INITIATED A R TURN AND I ALSO VEERED TO THE R TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BTWN US. WHILE HIS CHOICE OF RWY; FAILURE TO YIELD TO A LNDG ACFT; AND FAILURE TO ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS ON FREQ WERE RECKLESS; HIS CORRECTION WAS PROPER. I REALIZED THAT WHILE WE WOULD BE CLOSE; WE WOULD NOT COLLIDE. HE PASSED OFF MY L SIDE APPROX 200 FT HORIZONTALLY AND 50 FT BELOW ME. AFTER LNDG; A PLT BASED AT THE FIELD STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN MONITORING THE FREQ AND SAW THE EVENTS AND THAT HE (THE OFFICER) HAD HEARD MY RPTS; BUT NEVER HEARD THE OTHER ACFT. I TOLD THE OFFICER THAT I HAD NOT HEARD ANY RPTS BY THE OTHER ACFT. THE OFFICER STATED THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS A MAULE AND THAT HE WAS PLANNING TO TALK TO THE PLT THAT HE BELIEVED WAS BASED ON THE FIELD.

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.