Narrative:

On a flight from smf to O51, VFR at 1500 ft MSL on radar flight following with sac approach, I was terminated from radar to advisory frequency when I called the airport in sight. Radar controller had reported no observed traffic between me and the airport. I announced my position of 5 mi south and intended to cross overhead and enter a left downwind for runway 15. I slowed to below flap extension speed and announced overhead the departure end of runway 15 at 1500 ft proceeding to enter on the left downwind for runway 15 as the wind favored runway 15 also the preferred runway. During this time I heard 3 or 4 attempts to transmit but all I heard was carrier wave. I thought someone may be in the air so kept up extra scanning for other traffic, and noticed the windsock favored runway 15 on the other windsock and no one was on the runway. I then announced on left downwind for runway 15. I further configured with gear down and announced turning left base runway 15 and still observed the runway was clear of traffic or vehicles. I turned final, put down full flaps, announced being on final (with all lights on). By this time I was concentrating on short final (final check) and the landing. I completed the landing and on rollout when the nose was lowered I observed an aircraft weaving down the runway at the far end approaching me. The aircraft slowed and went to the right side of the runway and stopped. I also moved to the right side and came to a stop. The other aircraft moved off the runway and onto the grass. I proceeded to taxi in and shut down. I didn't get close enough to get the other aircraft tail number. I guess 2 lessons were learned: 1) never operate an aircraft in or around an uncontrolled airport unless everyone is using the radios to give their intentions. 2) don't operate at uncontrolled airports.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP SMA LANDS AT NON TWR ARPT AND SIGHTS ACFT OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLOWING TO STOP.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM SMF TO O51, VFR AT 1500 FT MSL ON RADAR FLT FOLLOWING WITH SAC APCH, I WAS TERMINATED FROM RADAR TO ADVISORY FREQ WHEN I CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. RADAR CTLR HAD RPTED NO OBSERVED TFC BTWN ME AND THE ARPT. I ANNOUNCED MY POS OF 5 MI S AND INTENDED TO CROSS OVERHEAD AND ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15. I SLOWED TO BELOW FLAP EXTENSION SPD AND ANNOUNCED OVERHEAD THE DEP END OF RWY 15 AT 1500 FT PROCEEDING TO ENTER ON THE L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15 AS THE WIND FAVORED RWY 15 ALSO THE PREFERRED RWY. DURING THIS TIME I HEARD 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS TO XMIT BUT ALL I HEARD WAS CARRIER WAVE. I THOUGHT SOMEONE MAY BE IN THE AIR SO KEPT UP EXTRA SCANNING FOR OTHER TFC, AND NOTICED THE WINDSOCK FAVORED RWY 15 ON THE OTHER WINDSOCK AND NO ONE WAS ON THE RWY. I THEN ANNOUNCED ON L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15. I FURTHER CONFIGURED WITH GEAR DOWN AND ANNOUNCED TURNING L BASE RWY 15 AND STILL OBSERVED THE RWY WAS CLR OF TFC OR VEHICLES. I TURNED FINAL, PUT DOWN FULL FLAPS, ANNOUNCED BEING ON FINAL (WITH ALL LIGHTS ON). BY THIS TIME I WAS CONCENTRATING ON SHORT FINAL (FINAL CHK) AND THE LNDG. I COMPLETED THE LNDG AND ON ROLLOUT WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED I OBSERVED AN ACFT WEAVING DOWN THE RWY AT THE FAR END APCHING ME. THE ACFT SLOWED AND WENT TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY AND STOPPED. I ALSO MOVED TO THE R SIDE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE OTHER ACFT MOVED OFF THE RWY AND ONTO THE GRASS. I PROCEEDED TO TAXI IN AND SHUT DOWN. I DIDN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET THE OTHER ACFT TAIL NUMBER. I GUESS 2 LESSONS WERE LEARNED: 1) NEVER OPERATE AN ACFT IN OR AROUND AN UNCTLED ARPT UNLESS EVERYONE IS USING THE RADIOS TO GIVE THEIR INTENTIONS. 2) DON'T OPERATE AT UNCTLED ARPTS.

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.