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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114689 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 | 
| Day | Fri | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w10 | 
| State Reference | VA | 
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Dusk | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal | 
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft | 
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other | 
| Flight Plan | VFR | 
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional | 
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear | 
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other | 
| Flight Plan | None | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Qualification | pilot : private | 
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 400 | 
| ASRS Report | 114689 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Qualification | pilot : private | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway | 
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa | 
| Resolutory Action | other | 
| Consequence | Other | 
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation | 
Narrative:
I was making an approach to runway 16L at manassas municipal airport (west 10) at about XA00 Z on a VFR evening, but the conditions were hazy. A small high wing aircraft (small aircraft) cut in front of my pattern when I was on downwind. A small business jet had announced behind me on unicom. When the small slow high wing aircraft cut me off I extended my pattern downwind and left the pattern. I then made a straight in approach to runway 16R. The pattern was clear. I announced my intentions on the unicom. The runway was 3 mi and appeared clear. There was no response to my unicom communication. As I was about to touch down I saw a helicopter maneuvering near an intersection 2/3 down the 5600' runway. He appeared to be moving from side to side and occasionally appeared to infringe on the runway. I asked him several times via unicom to keep clear. He did not answer. As I approached the half way point of runway on my ground roll, he turned into runway but did not communicate. I applied my brakes vigorously, as I came near stopping both tires blew. I immediately came to a stop. Thee was no damage to my airplane. The plane stopped 200 yds short of the intersection. I feel the helicopter was amiss in not communication via unicom.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON TWR ARPT. HELICOPTER MANEUVERING SO THAT HE INFRINGED ON RWY AREA. REPORTER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID. BLEW TIRES.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 16L AT MANASSAS MUNI ARPT (W 10) AT ABOUT XA00 Z ON A VFR EVENING, BUT THE CONDITIONS WERE HAZY. A SMALL HIGH WING ACFT (SMA) CUT IN FRONT OF MY PATTERN WHEN I WAS ON DOWNWIND. A SMALL BUSINESS JET HAD ANNOUNCED BEHIND ME ON UNICOM. WHEN THE SMALL SLOW HIGH WING ACFT CUT ME OFF I EXTENDED MY PATTERN DOWNWIND AND LEFT THE PATTERN. I THEN MADE A STRAIGHT IN APCH TO RWY 16R. THE PATTERN WAS CLEAR. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON THE UNICOM. THE RWY WAS 3 MI AND APPEARED CLEAR. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO MY UNICOM COM. AS I WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN I SAW A HELI MANEUVERING NEAR AN INTXN 2/3 DOWN THE 5600' RWY. HE APPEARED TO BE MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND OCCASIONALLY APPEARED TO INFRINGE ON THE RWY. I ASKED HIM SEVERAL TIMES VIA UNICOM TO KEEP CLEAR. HE DID NOT ANSWER. AS I APCHED THE HALF WAY POINT OF RWY ON MY GND ROLL, HE TURNED INTO RWY BUT DID NOT COMMUNICATE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES VIGOROUSLY, AS I CAME NEAR STOPPING BOTH TIRES BLEW. I IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP. THEE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY AIRPLANE. THE PLANE STOPPED 200 YDS SHORT OF THE INTXN. I FEEL THE HELI WAS AMISS IN NOT COM VIA UNICOM.
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.