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Small aircraft makes approach to uncontrolled airport closed for airshow. Near midair collision. Departs area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : szp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 216626 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed lvk for flight to harris ranch for lunch and fuel. Passenger suggested to go 'airport visiting' to santa paula airport where many old and interesting aircraft are based. We departed heading southeast for santa paula airport. Approximately 30 mi out, tried to contact santa barbara FSS several times on 122.2 and 123.65 over a 5 min time period with no response. Came over mountains on steep descent to arrive over airport approximately at 3000 ft noticing wind direction and obstacles (mountains which parallel runway approximately 1-2 mi away) thus keeping attention on having enough distance from runway for an appropriate downwind and yet enough clearance from mountains. During entry into airport area, traffic pattern, downwind, base, and base to final, called repeatedly on unicom 122.9 with no response. When on final, noticed a jet warbird type aircraft overtaking us from directly above us with flaps and gear down. As aircraft descended in front of us, we received wake turbulence and decided to abort the landing. During the climb out we noticed an assemblance of people -- apparently an air show. We departed the area and returned to lvk. I believe that the primary cause for this incident was both my inability to contact santa barbara FSS, and that no one was monitoring the published unicom frequency during the air show activity, which was apparent by the jet's activity, as it was obvious he had no knowledge of our presence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA MAKES APCH TO UNCTLED ARPT CLOSED FOR AIRSHOW. NMAC. DEPARTS AREA.
Narrative: DEPARTED LVK FOR FLT TO HARRIS RANCH FOR LUNCH AND FUEL. PAX SUGGESTED TO GO 'ARPT VISITING' TO SANTA PAULA ARPT WHERE MANY OLD AND INTERESTING ACFT ARE BASED. WE DEPARTED HDG SE FOR SANTA PAULA ARPT. APPROX 30 MI OUT, TRIED TO CONTACT SANTA BARBARA FSS SEVERAL TIMES ON 122.2 AND 123.65 OVER A 5 MIN TIME PERIOD WITH NO RESPONSE. CAME OVER MOUNTAINS ON STEEP DSCNT TO ARRIVE OVER ARPT APPROX AT 3000 FT NOTICING WIND DIRECTION AND OBSTACLES (MOUNTAINS WHICH PARALLEL RWY APPROX 1-2 MI AWAY) THUS KEEPING ATTN ON HAVING ENOUGH DISTANCE FROM RWY FOR AN APPROPRIATE DOWNWIND AND YET ENOUGH CLRNC FROM MOUNTAINS. DURING ENTRY INTO ARPT AREA, TFC PATTERN, DOWNWIND, BASE, AND BASE TO FINAL, CALLED REPEATEDLY ON UNICOM 122.9 WITH NO RESPONSE. WHEN ON FINAL, NOTICED A JET WARBIRD TYPE ACFT OVERTAKING US FROM DIRECTLY ABOVE US WITH FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN. AS ACFT DSNDED IN FRONT OF US, WE RECEIVED WAKE TURB AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LNDG. DURING THE CLBOUT WE NOTICED AN ASSEMBLANCE OF PEOPLE -- APPARENTLY AN AIR SHOW. WE DEPARTED THE AREA AND RETURNED TO LVK. I BELIEVE THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT WAS BOTH MY INABILITY TO CONTACT SANTA BARBARA FSS, AND THAT NO ONE WAS MONITORING THE PUBLISHED UNICOM FREQ DURING THE AIR SHOW ACTIVITY, WHICH WAS APPARENT BY THE JET'S ACTIVITY, AS IT WAS OBVIOUS HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF OUR PRESENCE.
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.