<< >> NASA ASRS Report 239462, April 1993

Pilot of small aircraft sel aircraft made a go around when observing an aircraft using the opposite end of the runway for landing.

Attributes
ACN	239462
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mop
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 50000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	239462
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After attempting contact on 122.8, 122.7, 123.0 with no reply, we set up an approach to landing and at 400 ft we observed another aircraft on the runway so we pulled up and went around, circled the field, and came in and landed. Prior to landing, we checked both the wind sock and tetrahedron which showed runway 27 as the active. As we taxied in, we rechked the tetrahedron and wind sock and both showed runway 27 as the active. An individual contacted us as we left the aircraft and said they had established traffic on runway 9. On our way up from detroit we used both radios with the control tower at willow run, approach control at lansing, mi. When we left mt pleasant on our way home, it took us 3 calls to establish contact with mt pleasant unicom. Suggest when they change traffic opposite the wind indicators they tie down the tetrahedron.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SEL ACFT MADE A GAR WHEN OBSERVING AN ACFT USING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER ATTEMPTING CONTACT ON 122.8, 122.7, 123.0 WITH NO REPLY, WE SET UP AN APCH TO LNDG AND AT 400 FT WE OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY SO WE PULLED UP AND WENT AROUND, CIRCLED THE FIELD, AND CAME IN AND LANDED. PRIOR TO LNDG, WE CHKED BOTH THE WIND SOCK AND TETRAHEDRON WHICH SHOWED RWY 27 AS THE ACTIVE. AS WE TAXIED IN, WE RECHKED THE TETRAHEDRON AND WIND SOCK AND BOTH SHOWED RWY 27 AS THE ACTIVE. AN INDIVIDUAL CONTACTED US AS WE LEFT THE ACFT AND SAID THEY HAD ESTABLISHED TFC ON RWY 9. ON OUR WAY UP FROM DETROIT WE USED BOTH RADIOS WITH THE CTL TWR AT WILLOW RUN, APCH CTL AT LANSING, MI. WHEN WE LEFT MT PLEASANT ON OUR WAY HOME, IT TOOK US 3 CALLS TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH MT PLEASANT UNICOM. SUGGEST WHEN THEY CHANGE TFC OPPOSITE THE WIND INDICATORS THEY TIE DOWN THE TETRAHEDRON.

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.