Narrative:

Ism is a non-controled airport and, with 5 aircraft in the pattern, I was #1 to land. All aircraft communicated position and intentions with ism traffic on unicom. After I reported a 1 mi final to runway 15, an aircraft turning base reported me in sight and then, with no radio call, a north american T-6 taxied onto the runway. I called the T-6 saying I was on a 1/2 mi final to which he replied 'if you'd use the radio, we'd know where you are, you can land behind me' and started his takeoff roll. At lift-off I was directly above the T-6. I applied power and climbed straight ahead trying to observe other aircraft in the pattern and the T-6. I did not retract flaps to avoid sinking and could not turn to re-enter the downwind due to other aircraft on and entering the downwind. Trying to avoid the T-6 and the downwind aircraft, I did a climbing turn near the south end of runway 15. I advised a cessna at midfield that I had him in sight and would space behind him, which I did and he acknowledged. I observed his touchdown and runway exit, checked engine, propeller and flaps and landed on the belly. My passenger said I had 3 green lights -- in the anxiety of collision avoidance I may have retracted the gear automatically and I thought I had remained set-up for landing. I was complimented on a 'beautiful' landing resulting in no airframe or engine damage. Propeller blade tips were curled and a small inboard section of each flap was bent but repairable. With the heavy traffic during this event, I may have retracted the gear on the emergency go around. I was angry at the T-6 pilot's arrogant attitude and reckless procedure which left me the 3 green lights on the first pass. However, I never did get a gear warning horn and my annual is only 6 months old. On takeoff for this flight, the gear safe light did not come on indicating gear up and locked. I recycled 3 times and pumped the emergency extend control twice before the gear was fully retracted. Was the gear really down when I landed -- remember, no horn sounded! Did the gear collapse after touchdown? Certainly the reckless disregard for safety by the T-6 pilot in an aircraft with a full glass canopy and an operating radio was an unexcusable contributing factor. I strongly request that the recommendations in aim for landing procedures at non- controled airfields be made mandatory. An far should be issued which requires all radio equipped aircraft to report position and intentions at all times when in the air or on the ground on CTAF frequencys.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEELS UP LNDG AT A NON TWR ARPT UNICOM, AFTER NMAC.

Narrative: ISM IS A NON-CTLED ARPT AND, WITH 5 ACFT IN THE PATTERN, I WAS #1 TO LAND. ALL ACFT COMMUNICATED POS AND INTENTIONS WITH ISM TFC ON UNICOM. AFTER I RPTED A 1 MI FINAL TO RWY 15, AN ACFT TURNING BASE RPTED ME IN SIGHT AND THEN, WITH NO RADIO CALL, A NORTH AMERICAN T-6 TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. I CALLED THE T-6 SAYING I WAS ON A 1/2 MI FINAL TO WHICH HE REPLIED 'IF YOU'D USE THE RADIO, WE'D KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, YOU CAN LAND BEHIND ME' AND STARTED HIS TKOF ROLL. AT LIFT-OFF I WAS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE T-6. I APPLIED PWR AND CLBED STRAIGHT AHEAD TRYING TO OBSERVE OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN AND THE T-6. I DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS TO AVOID SINKING AND COULD NOT TURN TO RE-ENTER THE DOWNWIND DUE TO OTHER ACFT ON AND ENTERING THE DOWNWIND. TRYING TO AVOID THE T-6 AND THE DOWNWIND ACFT, I DID A CLBING TURN NEAR THE S END OF RWY 15. I ADVISED A CESSNA AT MIDFIELD THAT I HAD HIM IN SIGHT AND WOULD SPACE BEHIND HIM, WHICH I DID AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED. I OBSERVED HIS TOUCHDOWN AND RWY EXIT, CHKED ENG, PROP AND FLAPS AND LANDED ON THE BELLY. MY PAX SAID I HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS -- IN THE ANXIETY OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE I MAY HAVE RETRACTED THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY AND I THOUGHT I HAD REMAINED SET-UP FOR LNDG. I WAS COMPLIMENTED ON A 'BEAUTIFUL' LNDG RESULTING IN NO AIRFRAME OR ENG DAMAGE. PROP BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED AND A SMALL INBOARD SECTION OF EACH FLAP WAS BENT BUT REPAIRABLE. WITH THE HVY TFC DURING THIS EVENT, I MAY HAVE RETRACTED THE GEAR ON THE EMER GAR. I WAS ANGRY AT THE T-6 PLT'S ARROGANT ATTITUDE AND RECKLESS PROC WHICH LEFT ME THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON THE FIRST PASS. HOWEVER, I NEVER DID GET A GEAR WARNING HORN AND MY ANNUAL IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD. ON TKOF FOR THIS FLT, THE GEAR SAFE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON INDICATING GEAR UP AND LOCKED. I RECYCLED 3 TIMES AND PUMPED THE EMER EXTEND CTL TWICE BEFORE THE GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED. WAS THE GEAR REALLY DOWN WHEN I LANDED -- REMEMBER, NO HORN SOUNDED! DID THE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCHDOWN? CERTAINLY THE RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY BY THE T-6 PLT IN AN ACFT WITH A FULL GLASS CANOPY AND AN OPERATING RADIO WAS AN UNEXCUSABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN AIM FOR LNDG PROCS AT NON- CTLED AIRFIELDS BE MADE MANDATORY. AN FAR SHOULD BE ISSUED WHICH REQUIRES ALL RADIO EQUIPPED ACFT TO RPT POS AND INTENTIONS AT ALL TIMES WHEN IN THE AIR OR ON THE GND ON CTAF FREQS.

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.