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Multiple aircraft use of same runway at a non tower airport with CTAF unicom creates a potential conflict for the departing and arriving aircraft. Arrival aircraft not on frequency, standing by on UHF. No VHF.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rkp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial landing : go around |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 123783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Called rkp unicom 10 mi northeast inbound for landing. I was told 32 active, with navy MTR in pattern. I called 5 mi northeast, downwind, base, final. Only reply was from helicopter landing. We had each other in sight, but we had no visibility contact with the navy MTR and no response on the radio from him (MTR). On my departure on runway 32, I looked for traffic and called my departure on unicom. After I was airborne I saw an MTR ahead and to my right. I apparently pulled out and took off in front of the MTR. I found out with phone call to airport that MTR's only use UHF radios. I feel if we were all using VHF, this incident probably would not have happened. I will be more careful the next time I use an uncontrolled airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE ACFT USE OF SAME RWY AT A NON TWR ARPT WITH CTAF UNICOM CREATES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT FOR THE DEPARTING AND ARRIVING ACFT. ARR ACFT NOT ON FREQ, STANDING BY ON UHF. NO VHF.
Narrative: CALLED RKP UNICOM 10 MI NE INBND FOR LNDG. I WAS TOLD 32 ACTIVE, WITH NAVY MTR IN PATTERN. I CALLED 5 MI NE, DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL. ONLY REPLY WAS FROM HELI LNDG. WE HAD EACH OTHER IN SIGHT, BUT WE HAD NO VIS CONTACT WITH THE NAVY MTR AND NO RESPONSE ON THE RADIO FROM HIM (MTR). ON MY DEP ON RWY 32, I LOOKED FOR TFC AND CALLED MY DEP ON UNICOM. AFTER I WAS AIRBORNE I SAW AN MTR AHEAD AND TO MY RIGHT. I APPARENTLY PULLED OUT AND TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF THE MTR. I FOUND OUT WITH PHONE CALL TO ARPT THAT MTR'S ONLY USE UHF RADIOS. I FEEL IF WE WERE ALL USING VHF, THIS INCIDENT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL THE NEXT TIME I USE AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
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.