<< >> NASA ASRS Report 245974, July 1993

Small aircraft X possible runway excursion due to aircraft Y opposite direction approach to same runway.

Attributes
ACN	245974
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : int
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : int
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 88 flight time type : 88
ASRS Report	245974
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Small aircraft X had just completed a landing, which we were cleared, and were continuing down the runway (runway 3) to the next taxiway. We noticed another aircraft Y on very short final from the opposite direction (runway 21). We contacted the tower and headed for the grass. As we contacted the tower, the other aircraft Y called a go around. We were never notified of any other aircraft making an approach on runway 21. Not only was this dangerous to start with, but if we had to make a go around, we could not have been able to do so safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X POSSIBLE RWY EXCURSION DUE TO ACFT Y OPPOSITE DIRECTION APCH TO SAME RWY.

Narrative: SMA X HAD JUST COMPLETED A LNDG, WHICH WE WERE CLRED, AND WERE CONTINUING DOWN THE RWY (RWY 3) TO THE NEXT TXWY. WE NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT Y ON VERY SHORT FINAL FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (RWY 21). WE CONTACTED THE TWR AND HEADED FOR THE GRASS. AS WE CONTACTED THE TWR, THE OTHER ACFT Y CALLED A GAR. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY OTHER ACFT MAKING AN APCH ON RWY 21. NOT ONLY WAS THIS DANGEROUS TO START WITH, BUT IF WE HAD TO MAKE A GAR, WE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO SAFELY.

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.