Near midair collision between two light aircraft at uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	154477
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w54
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	154477
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was a case of a near miss at an uncontrolled field. We announced our position on the VOR approach to runway 34 of W54. The active runway was 16. We were just about to T/D on runway 34 when we saw another aircraft Y doing the same thing on runway 16. The other aircraft, no lights, all our lights including landing lights were on. However, see and avoid is always applicable and a serious situation was averted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN TWO LIGHT ACFT AT UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: THIS WAS A CASE OF A NEAR MISS AT AN UNCTLED FIELD. WE ANNOUNCED OUR POS ON THE VOR APCH TO RWY 34 OF W54. THE ACTIVE RWY WAS 16. WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO T/D ON RWY 34 WHEN WE SAW ANOTHER ACFT Y DOING THE SAME THING ON RWY 16. THE OTHER ACFT, NO LIGHTS, ALL OUR LIGHTS INCLUDING LNDG LIGHTS WERE ON. HOWEVER, SEE AND AVOID IS ALWAYS APPLICABLE AND A SERIOUS SITUATION WAS AVERTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.