Narrative:

Before I describe the events I would like to preface them by stating that I did not consider anything in the vent that would justify a report of near miss. However, after 36 yrs flying experience (military and civil), and as a squadron commanding officer and civilian check pilot, I have seen allegations of this nature get out of hand. So, I was PIC on small transport X slc to eko. Eko is uncontrolled and on VFR days T is our procedure to cancel our IFR near the airport and switch to unicom which is published on approach plates dated 1/91 as 122.9. There was also an small transport Y on frequency as we neared the airport. We made normal pattern calls as we neared the airport and when lined up for runway 23 at approximately 3 mi observed an aircraft departing runway 5. I believe it was a low wing single engine. As we continued approach full dirty all lights on the aircraft turned out to the left and we landed. At no time did we make any changes to our approach profile since our pont of closest approach was as stated or more. Later I was informed by our company station personnel that this individual was going to file a near miss and felt we were in the wrong for not being on 122.7 for advisories. Apparently there is a discrepancy between the published and frequency used at eko. However, that's been a problem since the FSS closed in 7/90. Also, as an uncontrolled airport we have no radio aircraft. It is still see and be seen!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT USED WRONG CTAF FREQ AND MADE A STRAIGHT IN APCH TO AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: BEFORE I DESCRIBE THE EVENTS I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THEM BY STATING THAT I DID NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING IN THE VENT THAT WOULD JUSTIFY A RPT OF NEAR MISS. HOWEVER, AFTER 36 YRS FLYING EXPERIENCE (MIL AND CIVIL), AND AS A SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICER AND CIVILIAN CHK PLT, I HAVE SEEN ALLEGATIONS OF THIS NATURE GET OUT OF HAND. SO, I WAS PIC ON SMT X SLC TO EKO. EKO IS UNCONTROLLED AND ON VFR DAYS T IS OUR PROC TO CANCEL OUR IFR NEAR THE ARPT AND SWITCH TO UNICOM WHICH IS PUBLISHED ON APCH PLATES DATED 1/91 AS 122.9. THERE WAS ALSO AN SMT Y ON FREQ AS WE NEARED THE ARPT. WE MADE NORMAL PATTERN CALLS AS WE NEARED THE ARPT AND WHEN LINED UP FOR RWY 23 AT APPROX 3 MI OBSERVED AN ACFT DEPARTING RWY 5. I BELIEVE IT WAS A LOW WING SINGLE ENG. AS WE CONTINUED APCH FULL DIRTY ALL LIGHTS ON THE ACFT TURNED OUT TO THE LEFT AND WE LANDED. AT NO TIME DID WE MAKE ANY CHANGES TO OUR APCH PROFILE SINCE OUR PONT OF CLOSEST APCH WAS AS STATED OR MORE. LATER I WAS INFORMED BY OUR COMPANY STATION PERSONNEL THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS GOING TO FILE A NEAR MISS AND FELT WE WERE IN THE WRONG FOR NOT BEING ON 122.7 FOR ADVISORIES. APPARENTLY THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BTWN THE PUBLISHED AND FREQ USED AT EKO. HOWEVER, THAT'S BEEN A PROB SINCE THE FSS CLOSED IN 7/90. ALSO, AS AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT WE HAVE NO RADIO ACFT. IT IS STILL SEE AND BE SEEN!

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.