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A cropduster pilot attempted to land downwind at an uncontrolled airport. Both he and the reporter, attempting to land upwind in a pattern that already had been established, had to take evasive action go around. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pof |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 342932 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had entered a left downwind behind a PA28R for runway 36 (winds 20 degrees at 8 KTS). We both announced our position and intentions at each pattern position, including short final. The PA28R landed without event. When he cleared runway 36, I was on short final. Just before I began my landing flare, a low wing turboprop cropduster appeared from behind the trees, banked about 60 degrees and landed the opposite direction on runway 18. Both the cropduster and I executed a go around to the right. I re-entered a left downwind for runway 36 and the cropduster circled tight right and landed in front of me, this time using the correct runway 36.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CROPDUSTER PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNWIND AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. BOTH HE AND THE RPTR, ATTEMPTING TO LAND UPWIND IN A PATTERN THAT ALREADY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED, HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION GAR. NMAC.
Narrative: I HAD ENTERED A L DOWNWIND BEHIND A PA28R FOR RWY 36 (WINDS 20 DEGS AT 8 KTS). WE BOTH ANNOUNCED OUR POS AND INTENTIONS AT EACH PATTERN POS, INCLUDING SHORT FINAL. THE PA28R LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. WHEN HE CLRED RWY 36, I WAS ON SHORT FINAL. JUST BEFORE I BEGAN MY LNDG FLARE, A LOW WING TURBOPROP CROPDUSTER APPEARED FROM BEHIND THE TREES, BANKED ABOUT 60 DEGS AND LANDED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 18. BOTH THE CROPDUSTER AND I EXECUTED A GAR TO THE R. I RE-ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36 AND THE CROPDUSTER CIRCLED TIGHT R AND LANDED IN FRONT OF ME, THIS TIME USING THE CORRECT RWY 36.
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.