Commuter on landing roll encounters another aircraft at opposite end of runway. No communication.

Attributes
ACN	234983
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crq
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	234983
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were entering the traffic pattern at palomar airport. The tower was closed. We broadcast in the blind the following: at 8 mi out that we would be making right traffic for runway 24 then, upon entering downwind, turning base, turning final, then on short final. We heard no other traffic. On the landing rollout just as we approached the end of the runway another aircraft (an small transport) began to taxi onto runway 6, right in front of us. We tried to communicate with him and after 3 calls he finally responded, 'yeah, I'm here.' we maneuvered past him and he took off on runway 6 without any further calls. Because of the topography of the runway it is not possible for us to see the opposite end of the runway until the last 1500 ft or so. If the small transport had begun his takeoff roll we would have collided on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ON LNDG ROLL ENCOUNTERS ANOTHER ACFT AT OPPOSITE END OF RWY. NO COM.

Narrative: WE WERE ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN AT PALOMAR ARPT. THE TWR WAS CLOSED. WE BROADCAST IN THE BLIND THE FOLLOWING: AT 8 MI OUT THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING R TFC FOR RWY 24 THEN, UPON ENTERING DOWNWIND, TURNING BASE, TURNING FINAL, THEN ON SHORT FINAL. WE HEARD NO OTHER TFC. ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT JUST AS WE APCHED THE END OF THE RWY ANOTHER ACFT (AN SMT) BEGAN TO TAXI ONTO RWY 6, RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. WE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM AND AFTER 3 CALLS HE FINALLY RESPONDED, 'YEAH, I'M HERE.' WE MANEUVERED PAST HIM AND HE TOOK OFF ON RWY 6 WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CALLS. BECAUSE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE RWY IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO SEE THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY UNTIL THE LAST 1500 FT OR SO. IF THE SMT HAD BEGUN HIS TKOF ROLL WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED ON THE RWY.

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.