Near midair collision. Uncontrolled airport aircraft landing and other aircraft takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	310601
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3r8
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mht
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 83 flight time total : 5682 flight time type : 460
ASRS Report	310601
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0

Narrative:

We were on final for runway 16 at natchitoches, la, with landing lights on and I had just advised area traffic that we were 3 mi out. No other aircraft were reporting their position. At about 1/2 mi final I noticed to my left an agricultural aircraft departing runway 7. Actually he was already airborne and we were headed right for each other. I pointed to the aircraft and told the captain who was flying 'look out, look out!' the captain immediately banked right and descended and the agricultural plane climbed and banked left. We gathered it up, made the go around, and came back in and landed without further incident. The agricultural plane continued on. This is just another reminder to always keep your eyes pealed for aircraft not talking on the radio! I've learned again never let your guard down at these little uncontrolled airports and always keep scanning for those yellow agricultural planes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC. UNCTLED ARPT ACFT LNDG AND OTHER ACFT TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE ON FINAL FOR RWY 16 AT NATCHITOCHES, LA, WITH LNDG LIGHTS ON AND I HAD JUST ADVISED AREA TFC THAT WE WERE 3 MI OUT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE RPTING THEIR POS. AT ABOUT 1/2 MI FINAL I NOTICED TO MY L AN AGRICULTURAL ACFT DEPARTING RWY 7. ACTUALLY HE WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE AND WE WERE HEADED RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER. I POINTED TO THE ACFT AND TOLD THE CAPT WHO WAS FLYING 'LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT!' THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY BANKED R AND DSNDED AND THE AGRICULTURAL PLANE CLBED AND BANKED L. WE GATHERED IT UP, MADE THE GAR, AND CAME BACK IN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AGRICULTURAL PLANE CONTINUED ON. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER REMINDER TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES PEALED FOR ACFT NOT TALKING ON THE RADIO! I'VE LEARNED AGAIN NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN AT THESE LITTLE UNCTLED ARPTS AND ALWAYS KEEP SCANNING FOR THOSE YELLOW AGRICULTURAL PLANES.

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.