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A light aircraft pilot described a near miss at an uncontrolled airport when another aircraft landed opposite direction on the same runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vay.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 795465 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Situation involving 2 aircraft landing on the same runway in opposite directions at the same time. Poor situational awareness by other aircraft. Poor radio communication and inaccurate position report by other pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LIGHT AIRCRAFT PILOT DESCRIBED A NEAR MISS AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME RUNWAY.
Narrative: SIT INVOLVING 2 ACFT LNDG ON THE SAME RWY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME. POOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY OTHER ACFT. POOR RADIO COM AND INACCURATE POS RPT BY OTHER PLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.