Aircraft completes IFR approach and the flies non standard pattern at non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	98479
Time
Date	198811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rwi
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	98479
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our commuter flight was holding short of the runway. The airport is uncontrolled and is serviced by a FSS station. We were awaiting our clearance from FSS and monitoring the frequency for the field. Our release was being held because of an inbound aircraft that was on an IFR flight plan. The field was VFR at this time. At this time the inbound aircraft came over the midfield to approach end of the landing/departing runway and proceeded upwind. Then he crossed over for a left downwind for the intended runway. While on downwind, the clearance was read to us, acknowledged, and we were released. I was asked, where the inbound a/C's position was and I looked to my right and observed him to be downwind, just abeam of the numbers (also he was low). Since the inbound was on downwind, not base, we proceeded to advance the speed levers and reported taking the runway for departure to the west. The time expired from seeing the inbound a/C on on downwind and our aircraft rolling on the runway, was less than 10 seconds. The inbound craft was VFR and he announced we were exercising an unsafe practice and that he was going around. There was no way this aircraft could have flown anything close to a traffic pattern and have to go around. He did not call base or final although the FSS person said he did. This person's a/C is based at the FSS airport. This G/a pilot stated he was going to file a complaint with the FAA. I maintain the pilot of the general aviation craft was unsafe and I also will not deviate from my statement. In the schedule service of commuters, many routes are to uncontrolled fields. General aviation aircraft have continuously been negligent in radio transmissions and basic airmanship in these areas. I have always felt a standard traffic pattern should be flown at all non-controled fields, however more and more I see general aviation not observing these rules.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT COMPLETES IFR APCH AND THE FLIES NON STANDARD PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: OUR COMMUTER FLT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT IS UNCTLED AND IS SERVICED BY A FSS STATION. WE WERE AWAITING OUR CLRNC FROM FSS AND MONITORING THE FREQUENCY FOR THE FIELD. OUR RELEASE WAS BEING HELD BECAUSE OF AN INBOUND ACFT THAT WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. THE FIELD WAS VFR AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME THE INBOUND ACFT CAME OVER THE MIDFIELD TO APPROACH END OF THE LANDING/DEPARTING RWY AND PROCEEDED UPWIND. THEN HE CROSSED OVER FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR THE INTENDED RWY. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE CLRNC WAS READ TO US, ACKNOWLEDGED, AND WE WERE RELEASED. I WAS ASKED, WHERE THE INBOUND A/C'S POSITION WAS AND I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND OBSERVED HIM TO BE DOWNWIND, JUST ABEAM OF THE NUMBERS (ALSO HE WAS LOW). SINCE THE INBOUND WAS ON DOWNWIND, NOT BASE, WE PROCEEDED TO ADVANCE THE SPEED LEVERS AND REPORTED TAKING THE RWY FOR DEPARTURE TO THE WEST. THE TIME EXPIRED FROM SEEING THE INBOUND A/C ON ON DOWNWIND AND OUR ACFT ROLLING ON THE RWY, WAS LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. THE INBOUND CRAFT WAS VFR AND HE ANNOUNCED WE WERE EXERCISING AN UNSAFE PRACTICE AND THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND. THERE WAS NO WAY THIS ACFT COULD HAVE FLOWN ANYTHING CLOSE TO A TFC PATTERN AND HAVE TO GO AROUND. HE DID NOT CALL BASE OR FINAL ALTHOUGH THE FSS PERSON SAID HE DID. THIS PERSON'S A/C IS BASED AT THE FSS AIRPORT. THIS G/A PILOT STATED HE WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FAA. I MAINTAIN THE PILOT OF THE GENERAL AVIATION CRAFT WAS UNSAFE AND I ALSO WILL NOT DEVIATE FROM MY STATEMENT. IN THE SCHEDULE SERVICE OF COMMUTERS, MANY ROUTES ARE TO UNCTLED FIELDS. GENERAL AVIATION ACFT HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN NEGLIGENT IN RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND BASIC AIRMANSHIP IN THESE AREAS. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A STANDARD TFC PATTERN SHOULD BE FLOWN AT ALL NON-CTLED FIELDS, HOWEVER MORE AND MORE I SEE GENERAL AVIATION NOT OBSERVING THESE RULES.

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.