Light twin engine turboprop corporate aircraft incites low flying or noise complaints for approach m...

Attributes
ACN	118491
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w16
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	118491
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I made a localizer approach to runway 32 winchester. Upon reaching minimums 1060 MSL I had no ground contact. I was aware that a previous attempt by a corp aircraft had missed so I elected to go to martinsburg (mrb) where they have a full ILS. The next afternoon I picked up the aircraft at mrb to fly to west 16. Immediately upon liftoff I experienced severe roll to the left, while using full spoiler deflection I applied electric trim to stabilize aircraft. I noticed that in straight and level hands off the trim indicator showed half way between center and full right. Approaching winchester I called unicom and asked for a gear up flyby inspection. They acknowledged. I made a pass down the airport to left side of runway 32. I was told the gear was up and nothing else appeared unusual. I then put the gear down and landed on runway 32. My speed during the pass was 150-160 KTS. Upon landing the trim indicator was still to the right but the trim tabs were centered. There has been much talk regarding this flyby and it may have been reported to the FSDO. The airport manager said they received complaints on monday during the missed approach and after the flyby on tue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIGHT TWIN ENGINE TURBOPROP CORPORATE ACFT INCITES LOW FLYING OR NOISE COMPLAINTS FOR APCH MISSED APCH IN FIRST INCIDENT, AND A LOW PASS OVER THE RWY IN THE SECOND INCIDENT.

Narrative: I MADE A LOC APCH TO RWY 32 WINCHESTER. UPON REACHING MINIMUMS 1060 MSL I HAD NO GND CONTACT. I WAS AWARE THAT A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT BY A CORP ACFT HAD MISSED SO I ELECTED TO GO TO MARTINSBURG (MRB) WHERE THEY HAVE A FULL ILS. THE NEXT AFTERNOON I PICKED UP THE ACFT AT MRB TO FLY TO W 16. IMMEDIATELY UPON LIFTOFF I EXPERIENCED SEVERE ROLL TO THE LEFT, WHILE USING FULL SPOILER DEFLECTION I APPLIED ELECTRIC TRIM TO STABILIZE ACFT. I NOTICED THAT IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL HANDS OFF THE TRIM INDICATOR SHOWED HALF WAY BETWEEN CENTER AND FULL RIGHT. APCHING WINCHESTER I CALLED UNICOM AND ASKED FOR A GEAR UP FLYBY INSPECTION. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED. I MADE A PASS DOWN THE ARPT TO LEFT SIDE OF RWY 32. I WAS TOLD THE GEAR WAS UP AND NOTHING ELSE APPEARED UNUSUAL. I THEN PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED ON RWY 32. MY SPEED DURING THE PASS WAS 150-160 KTS. UPON LNDG THE TRIM INDICATOR WAS STILL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE TRIM TABS WERE CENTERED. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH TALK REGARDING THIS FLYBY AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE FSDO. THE ARPT MGR SAID THEY RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ON MONDAY DURING THE MISSED APCH AND AFTER THE FLYBY ON TUE.

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.

Light twin engine turboprop corporate aircraft incites low flying or noise complaints for approach missed approach in first incident, and a low pass over the runway in the second incident.