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Pilot of a small aircraft sel private aircraft inadvertently landed on the opposite end of the runway at a busy uncontrolled airport resulting in an ultralight aircraft go around after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : coi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 880 flight time type : 275 |
| ASRS Report | 267211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I flew to merritt island airport to pick up 'canard pusher' update. (A safety report maintenance recommendation sheet for rutan aircraft.) merritt airport is a busy uncontrolled airport. I monitored the radio 123.05 from 5 mi north and made regular position reports. The traffic was using and calling out runway 29. I called downwind, base final to 29, but was in error flying the downwind base and final to runway 11. An ultralight had landed and was forced to go around. I was rested, well relaxed and was totally in error. I know that airport. The one clue which triggered it was a cessna on upwind which I fell in trail with. The cessna turned north and I continued in the wrong pattern. I learned and will always xchk my compass.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL PVT ACFT INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY AT A BUSY UNCTLED ARPT RESULTING IN AN ULTRALIGHT ACFT GAR AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: I FLEW TO MERRITT ISLAND ARPT TO PICK UP 'CANARD PUSHER' UPDATE. (A SAFETY RPT MAINT RECOMMENDATION SHEET FOR RUTAN ACFT.) MERRITT ARPT IS A BUSY UNCTLED ARPT. I MONITORED THE RADIO 123.05 FROM 5 MI N AND MADE REGULAR POS RPTS. THE TFC WAS USING AND CALLING OUT RWY 29. I CALLED DOWNWIND, BASE FINAL TO 29, BUT WAS IN ERROR FLYING THE DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL TO RWY 11. AN ULTRALIGHT HAD LANDED AND WAS FORCED TO GAR. I WAS RESTED, WELL RELAXED AND WAS TOTALLY IN ERROR. I KNOW THAT ARPT. THE ONE CLUE WHICH TRIGGERED IT WAS A CESSNA ON UPWIND WHICH I FELL IN TRAIL WITH. THE CESSNA TURNED N AND I CONTINUED IN THE WRONG PATTERN. I LEARNED AND WILL ALWAYS XCHK MY COMPASS.
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.