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Near midair collision between air carrier-light transport on straight in approach and small aircraft on base to final at non tower airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 88173 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198806 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eko |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 265 agl bound upper : 265 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : circling |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 6100 |
| ASRS Report | 88173 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We departed VFR for battle mountain, nv, on a scheduled flight over to eko. 27 mi wsw of eko we reported our position to eko radio on 123.6. Eko WX was clear, winds O5O at 07, no other traffic reported. We entered a straight in for runway 05 and reported our position and intentions again 12 mi out. On about 1/2 mi final a small aircraft cut in front of us. I took the controls away from the copilot and immediately initiated a go around and stated this over the radio. The FSS personnel asked if there was a problem. We replied that someone cut us off on short final. At this time the small aircraft came on the frequency and apologized. We entered downwind and thus came back around to land uneventfully. I feel everyone should use the radio at uncontrolled airports to both listen and talk, be vigilant for other traffic never assuming just because they aren't talking they aren't there and fly proper traffic patterns.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR-LTT ON STRAIGHT IN APCH AND SMA ON BASE TO FINAL AT NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED VFR FOR BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, ON A SCHEDULED FLT OVER TO EKO. 27 MI WSW OF EKO WE RPTED OUR POS TO EKO RADIO ON 123.6. EKO WX WAS CLR, WINDS O5O AT 07, NO OTHER TFC RPTED. WE ENTERED A STRAIGHT IN FOR RWY 05 AND RPTED OUR POS AND INTENTIONS AGAIN 12 MI OUT. ON ABOUT 1/2 MI FINAL A SMA CUT IN FRONT OF US. I TOOK THE CTLS AWAY FROM THE COPLT AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A GO AROUND AND STATED THIS OVER THE RADIO. THE FSS PERSONNEL ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROB. WE REPLIED THAT SOMEONE CUT US OFF ON SHORT FINAL. AT THIS TIME THE SMA CAME ON THE FREQ AND APOLOGIZED. WE ENTERED DOWNWIND AND THUS CAME BACK AROUND TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY. I FEEL EVERYONE SHOULD USE THE RADIO AT UNCTLED ARPTS TO BOTH LISTEN AND TALK, BE VIGILANT FOR OTHER TFC NEVER ASSUMING JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN'T TALKING THEY AREN'T THERE AND FLY PROPER TFC PATTERNS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.