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GA small aircraft failed to give way to a glider landing on a crossing runway then complained that the glider was using the wrong runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2b4 |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 186468 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A wind shift had occurred from 340 degree to 230 degree when I entered the pattern in my glider. The unicom announced the wind shift to an aircraft, already '7 mi left base' for runway 34. I announced my position, on unicom frequency. My intention to land on runway 22 and that I would stay clear of all fixed wing traffic. I also called the traffic to make sure he heard me. No answer, he continued his approach and was now on final (long final). I made a midfield crosswind at 1800 AGL a short downwind to avoid any appearance of cutting this guy off, then base and final. At each turn I announced on the frequency. No answer from other aircraft. The unicom responded to me to be sure I knew that he was landing on runway 34. I held short of runway 34 after landing on runway 22. He was just landing on runway 34 at this point. The reason I'm filing a report is he complained that I should not have landed on runway 22. Since the winds were light runway preference seems optional as long as there is no conflict. Since runway 22 and runway 34 intersect I stayed out of his way and held short. If he thought there would be a conflict why didn't he go around or give way to me, a glider?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA FAILED TO GIVE WAY TO A GLIDER LNDG ON A XING RWY THEN COMPLAINED THAT THE GLIDER WAS USING THE WRONG RWY.
Narrative: A WIND SHIFT HAD OCCURRED FROM 340 DEG TO 230 DEG WHEN I ENTERED THE PATTERN IN MY GLIDER. THE UNICOM ANNOUNCED THE WIND SHIFT TO AN ACFT, ALREADY '7 MI L BASE' FOR RWY 34. I ANNOUNCED MY POS, ON UNICOM FREQ. MY INTENTION TO LAND ON RWY 22 AND THAT I WOULD STAY CLR OF ALL FIXED WING TFC. I ALSO CALLED THE TFC TO MAKE SURE HE HEARD ME. NO ANSWER, HE CONTINUED HIS APCH AND WAS NOW ON FINAL (LONG FINAL). I MADE A MIDFIELD XWIND AT 1800 AGL A SHORT DOWNWIND TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF CUTTING THIS GUY OFF, THEN BASE AND FINAL. AT EACH TURN I ANNOUNCED ON THE FREQ. NO ANSWER FROM OTHER ACFT. THE UNICOM RESPONDED TO ME TO BE SURE I KNEW THAT HE WAS LNDG ON RWY 34. I HELD SHORT OF RWY 34 AFTER LNDG ON RWY 22. HE WAS JUST LNDG ON RWY 34 AT THIS POINT. THE REASON I'M FILING A RPT IS HE COMPLAINED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE LANDED ON RWY 22. SINCE THE WINDS WERE LIGHT RWY PREFERENCE SEEMS OPTIONAL AS LONG AS THERE IS NO CONFLICT. SINCE RWY 22 AND RWY 34 INTERSECT I STAYED OUT OF HIS WAY AND HELD SHORT. IF HE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A CONFLICT WHY DIDN'T HE GAR OR GIVE WAY TO ME, A GLIDER?
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.