<< >> NASA ASRS Report 318400, October 1995

Small aircraft enters traffic pattern at non tower airport. A second aircraft reports straight in for opposite runway.

Attributes
ACN	318400
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : afj
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
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	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	318400
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On an instrument flight plan from bvi, canceled IFR, listened to the afj AWOS and then announced position and intentions on AWOS. Since wind low speed and almost a direct crosswind (wind 170 degrees at about 5 KTS) planned to enter left downwind for runway 9. Another aircraft called asking for TA and heard my announcement. Shortly thereafter a king air announced they were inbound for runway 27 and said there would be a traffic conflict. At that point announced intentions and subsequently turned to a left crosswind and subsequently a left downwind and leveled runway 27 behind the king air. The other aircraft entered a left downwind for runway 27 behind me and landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENTERS TFC PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT. A SECOND ACFT RPTS STRAIGHT IN FOR OPPOSITE RWY.

Narrative: ON AN INST FLT PLAN FROM BVI, CANCELED IFR, LISTENED TO THE AFJ AWOS AND THEN ANNOUNCED POS AND INTENTIONS ON AWOS. SINCE WIND LOW SPD AND ALMOST A DIRECT XWIND (WIND 170 DEGS AT ABOUT 5 KTS) PLANNED TO ENTER L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 9. ANOTHER ACFT CALLED ASKING FOR TA AND HEARD MY ANNOUNCEMENT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A KING AIR ANNOUNCED THEY WERE INBOUND FOR RWY 27 AND SAID THERE WOULD BE A TFC CONFLICT. AT THAT POINT ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED TO A L XWIND AND SUBSEQUENTLY A L DOWNWIND AND LEVELED RWY 27 BEHIND THE KING AIR. THE OTHER ACFT ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 BEHIND ME AND LANDED.

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.