<< >> NASA ASRS Report 128895, November 1989

Small aircraft on training flight departure taxies in front of arrival on short final and takes off. Arrival goes around, but has near midair collision with departure shortly after liftoff.

Attributes
ACN	128895
Time
Date	198911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 59s
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	128895
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was giving a demonstration ride in small aircraft X to a potential student at evergreen airport, vancouver, wa. After run-up, no aircraft were seen in pattern and no radio broadcasts were heard on unicom. I turned aircraft toward final approach. Prior to takeoff, nothing was visible. At 700' MSL/400' AGL, an small aircraft Y crossed in front of us at a 90 degree angle. It appeared to be 100' or less in front of us. After landing the operator of the small aircraft Y said we had taxied in front of him while he was on short final. He said he had 'gone around' and passed in front of us because he was faster.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON TRAINING FLT DEP TAXIES IN FRONT OF ARR ON SHORT FINAL AND TAKES OFF. ARR GOES AROUND, BUT HAS NMAC WITH DEP SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING A DEMO RIDE IN SMA X TO A POTENTIAL STUDENT AT EVERGREEN ARPT, VANCOUVER, WA. AFTER RUN-UP, NO ACFT WERE SEEN IN PATTERN AND NO RADIO BROADCASTS WERE HEARD ON UNICOM. I TURNED ACFT TOWARD FINAL APCH. PRIOR TO TKOF, NOTHING WAS VISIBLE. AT 700' MSL/400' AGL, AN SMA Y CROSSED IN FRONT OF US AT A 90 DEG ANGLE. IT APPEARED TO BE 100' OR LESS IN FRONT OF US. AFTER LNDG THE OPERATOR OF THE SMA Y SAID WE HAD TAXIED IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. HE SAID HE HAD 'GONE AROUND' AND PASSED IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE HE WAS FASTER.

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.