Narrative:

On the morning of aug/thu/93, approximately XA30, I began observing the local WX (which appeared to be marginal VFR). From information obtained by FSS in macon (60 mi away) and by observing local condition, I decided that it appeared to be a 500-600 ft ceiling over the airport which is legal to operate under the part 137 agricultural operations. So after careful consideration, I proceeded to takeoff on runway 20 to check the ceiling for the local area, because we have no WX reporting station here. This takeoff occurred approximately XB30 am. Upon my climb out, I observed traffic approximately 3/4 mi on final approach with no landing lights on. I proceeded to do a standard agricultural turn to the left because all agricultural turns begin downwind. This I did to avoid oncoming traffic. Obviously, the approaching plane did not see me (even though I had my landing light and position lights on) because it continued the approach. The so called incident was not a near miss. In fact, later the pilot of the approaching aircraft stated he did not see me until he was '280 ft AGL.' by then, my small aircraft sel and I were not only off the runway, but I was climbing out over the row of hangars located directly beside the taxiway. No accident occurred, no property damage, and absolutely not a near miss. After departing, I circled the field and observed the ceiling to be 600 ft AGL in the vicinity of the airport and below that out from the airport. I did have 1 1/2 mi visibility and 500 ft AGL. I determined it was not to my advantage to begin agricultural operations in the area. While I was out, the small transport landed. Throughout this so called incident, I kept visual contact and at least 1/2 mi separation. I then landed and this is when the pilot of the small transport proceeded to instruct me that he was turning me into the FAA for numerous violations (which included operations in a control zone under IFR conditions) -- both of which are incorrect. Dublin- gurens, county is an agricultural area and the airport here is uncontrolled and has no WX reporting station on the field. Dublin airport is not a controled zone. It has a 700 ft transition area. The pilot was very disrespectful and unaware of part 137 operations. He threatened to see to it that my licenses are taken. He was in violation of many regulations by landing at an uncontrolled field in part 135 operations. This pilot is trying to take action on my licenses and affect my livelihood.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNCTLED TFC PATTERN CONFLICT UNDER A LOW CEILING AND IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS BTWN AN SMA AGRICULTURAL ACFT TKOF AND AN ATX ACFT BREAKING OUT OF THE OVCST, MAKING AN INST APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF AUG/THU/93, APPROX XA30, I BEGAN OBSERVING THE LCL WX (WHICH APPEARED TO BE MARGINAL VFR). FROM INFO OBTAINED BY FSS IN MACON (60 MI AWAY) AND BY OBSERVING LCL CONDITION, I DECIDED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A 500-600 FT CEILING OVER THE ARPT WHICH IS LEGAL TO OPERATE UNDER THE PART 137 AGRICULTURAL OPS. SO AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, I PROCEEDED TO TKOF ON RWY 20 TO CHK THE CEILING FOR THE LCL AREA, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO WX RPTING STATION HERE. THIS TKOF OCCURRED APPROX XB30 AM. UPON MY CLBOUT, I OBSERVED TFC APPROX 3/4 MI ON FINAL APCH WITH NO LNDG LIGHTS ON. I PROCEEDED TO DO A STANDARD AGRICULTURAL TURN TO THE L BECAUSE ALL AGRICULTURAL TURNS BEGIN DOWNWIND. THIS I DID TO AVOID ONCOMING TFC. OBVIOUSLY, THE APCHING PLANE DID NOT SEE ME (EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY LNDG LIGHT AND POS LIGHTS ON) BECAUSE IT CONTINUED THE APCH. THE SO CALLED INCIDENT WAS NOT A NEAR MISS. IN FACT, LATER THE PLT OF THE APCHING ACFT STATED HE DID NOT SEE ME UNTIL HE WAS '280 FT AGL.' BY THEN, MY SMA SEL AND I WERE NOT ONLY OFF THE RWY, BUT I WAS CLBING OUT OVER THE ROW OF HANGARS LOCATED DIRECTLY BESIDE THE TXWY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND ABSOLUTELY NOT A NEAR MISS. AFTER DEPARTING, I CIRCLED THE FIELD AND OBSERVED THE CEILING TO BE 600 FT AGL IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT AND BELOW THAT OUT FROM THE ARPT. I DID HAVE 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY AND 500 FT AGL. I DETERMINED IT WAS NOT TO MY ADVANTAGE TO BEGIN AGRICULTURAL OPS IN THE AREA. WHILE I WAS OUT, THE SMT LANDED. THROUGHOUT THIS SO CALLED INCIDENT, I KEPT VISUAL CONTACT AND AT LEAST 1/2 MI SEPARATION. I THEN LANDED AND THIS IS WHEN THE PLT OF THE SMT PROCEEDED TO INSTRUCT ME THAT HE WAS TURNING ME INTO THE FAA FOR NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS (WHICH INCLUDED OPS IN A CTL ZONE UNDER IFR CONDITIONS) -- BOTH OF WHICH ARE INCORRECT. DUBLIN- GURENS, COUNTY IS AN AGRICULTURAL AREA AND THE ARPT HERE IS UNCTLED AND HAS NO WX RPTING STATION ON THE FIELD. DUBLIN ARPT IS NOT A CTLED ZONE. IT HAS A 700 FT TRANSITION AREA. THE PLT WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL AND UNAWARE OF PART 137 OPS. HE THREATENED TO SEE TO IT THAT MY LICENSES ARE TAKEN. HE WAS IN VIOLATION OF MANY REGS BY LNDG AT AN UNCTLED FIELD IN PART 135 OPS. THIS PLT IS TRYING TO TAKE ACTION ON MY LICENSES AND AFFECT MY LIVELIHOOD.

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.