Narrative:

Our airplane, a cessna 172, was turning base to final at ldj. Overhead, at about 1500 ft, I suddenly saw a jet out my right side. I thought he was on visual approach to ewr, turning base to final for runway 4, but at that time he announced he was downwind for runway 27 linden. They turned base, then final as we made our call and continued our descent. As they were straightening up on final for runway 27, I asked them if they saw the cessna on short final for runway 32. They did not reply. I made a left turn to parallel runway 27, and added power for the go around. I did this because I did not want a situation where both airplanes went around at the same time, colliding above the intersecting runways. When the lear landed, I reentered the standard go around track, and landed successfully on runway 32. After landing, I taxied up to the lear, and gave the pilot a piece of my mind. He was, in my opinion, guilty of reckless operation, and he violated my right-of-way as the lower airplane and the airplane closest to the runway. The lear pilot stated that he was hoping that I would go around, and he thanked me for my help. I told him that what I did was not 'help,' it was 'collision avoidance.' he could have asked me on the radio if it was safe to go around, but he did not. He said that the other guy was making the radio calls. He also blamed the tight airspace, but he could have turned south with no problem, which he acknowledged. I would have turned the guy in to the FAA if their enforcement bureaucracy were not so dysfunctional!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL GIVES WAY AND GOES AROUND FOR A CPR JET ON FINAL TO AN INTERSECTING RWY AT UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: OUR AIRPLANE, A CESSNA 172, WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL AT LDJ. OVERHEAD, AT ABOUT 1500 FT, I SUDDENLY SAW A JET OUT MY R SIDE. I THOUGHT HE WAS ON VISUAL APCH TO EWR, TURNING BASE TO FINAL FOR RWY 4, BUT AT THAT TIME HE ANNOUNCED HE WAS DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 LINDEN. THEY TURNED BASE, THEN FINAL AS WE MADE OUR CALL AND CONTINUED OUR DSCNT. AS THEY WERE STRAIGHTENING UP ON FINAL FOR RWY 27, I ASKED THEM IF THEY SAW THE CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 32. THEY DID NOT REPLY. I MADE A L TURN TO PARALLEL RWY 27, AND ADDED PWR FOR THE GAR. I DID THIS BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT A SIT WHERE BOTH AIRPLANES WENT AROUND AT THE SAME TIME, COLLIDING ABOVE THE INTERSECTING RWYS. WHEN THE LEAR LANDED, I REENTERED THE STANDARD GAR TRACK, AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON RWY 32. AFTER LNDG, I TAXIED UP TO THE LEAR, AND GAVE THE PLT A PIECE OF MY MIND. HE WAS, IN MY OPINION, GUILTY OF RECKLESS OP, AND HE VIOLATED MY RIGHT-OF-WAY AS THE LOWER AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE CLOSEST TO THE RWY. THE LEAR PLT STATED THAT HE WAS HOPING THAT I WOULD GAR, AND HE THANKED ME FOR MY HELP. I TOLD HIM THAT WHAT I DID WAS NOT 'HELP,' IT WAS 'COLLISION AVOIDANCE.' HE COULD HAVE ASKED ME ON THE RADIO IF IT WAS SAFE TO GAR, BUT HE DID NOT. HE SAID THAT THE OTHER GUY WAS MAKING THE RADIO CALLS. HE ALSO BLAMED THE TIGHT AIRSPACE, BUT HE COULD HAVE TURNED S WITH NO PROB, WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED. I WOULD HAVE TURNED THE GUY IN TO THE FAA IF THEIR ENFORCEMENT BUREAUCRACY WERE NOT SO DYSFUNCTIONAL!

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.