Close proximity GA spn floating across a runway intersection and a GA small transport on landing rol...

Attributes
ACN	193235
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mev
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 85
ASRS Report	193235
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Shortly after aerotow takeoff in glider at douglas county airport, I noted the canopy lock lever in the unlocked position. Any further attempts to lock the canopy failed. With a physical hold on the canopy with my left hand, I released from the tow plane for immediate entry to the glider traffic pattern. I called douglas county traffic for right downwind, runway 30. I did not declare an emergency nor did I state that my intentions were to pass through runway 34 intersection. Unable to reach the air brake lever to deploy the spoilers because my left hand was gripping the canopy to prevent its departure from the airframe, I performed a turning slip on base and side slip on final to lose altitude. At this point any additional radio communication on my part was impossible. With 1 hand on the stick and the other holding the canopy closed, I could not grab and hold the hand held microphone. The side slip maneuver resulted in a high and fast approach, creating an excessively long float at approximately 6 ft AGL across runway intersection 34 and 30. 2 seconds after I floated across runway 34 an small transport jet passed through the intersection on rollout. I did not hear any traffic calls made by the jet nor did I see the jet during my final approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA SPN FLOATING ACROSS A RWY INTXN AND A GA SMT ON LNDG ROLL THROUGH THE INTXN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER AEROTOW TKOF IN GLIDER AT DOUGLAS COUNTY ARPT, I NOTED THE CANOPY LOCK LEVER IN THE UNLOCKED POS. ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO LOCK THE CANOPY FAILED. WITH A PHYSICAL HOLD ON THE CANOPY WITH MY L HAND, I RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE FOR IMMEDIATE ENTRY TO THE GLIDER TFC PATTERN. I CALLED DOUGLAS COUNTY TFC FOR R DOWNWIND, RWY 30. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER NOR DID I STATE THAT MY INTENTIONS WERE TO PASS THROUGH RWY 34 INTXN. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIR BRAKE LEVER TO DEPLOY THE SPOILERS BECAUSE MY L HAND WAS GRIPPING THE CANOPY TO PREVENT ITS DEP FROM THE AIRFRAME, I PERFORMED A TURNING SLIP ON BASE AND SIDE SLIP ON FINAL TO LOSE ALT. AT THIS POINT ANY ADDITIONAL RADIO COM ON MY PART WAS IMPOSSIBLE. WITH 1 HAND ON THE STICK AND THE OTHER HOLDING THE CANOPY CLOSED, I COULD NOT GRAB AND HOLD THE HAND HELD MICROPHONE. THE SIDE SLIP MANEUVER RESULTED IN A HIGH AND FAST APCH, CREATING AN EXCESSIVELY LONG FLOAT AT APPROX 6 FT AGL ACROSS RWY INTXN 34 AND 30. 2 SECONDS AFTER I FLOATED ACROSS RWY 34 AN SMT JET PASSED THROUGH THE INTXN ON ROLLOUT. I DID NOT HEAR ANY TFC CALLS MADE BY THE JET NOR DID I SEE THE JET DURING MY FINAL APCH.

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.

Close proximity GA spn floating across a runway intersection and a GA small transport on landing roll through the intersection.