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An air carrier PA32-300 pilot enters the pattern at an uncontrolled airport and lands only to later learn that a NORDO piper super cub had to go around due to a traffic conflict on final with the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343165 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hns |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 343165 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On downwind to runway 8 at haines airport I reported intentions to land. Turned base, leveled wings, look up and down final approach course and saw no one. Turned final and landed without incident. Only upon landing did I learn from a co- worker that I had cut off a super cub (dark green paint) and forced him to go around. The cub didn't have a radio and did not enter the pattern using recommended procedures. The cub just came straight in on a 10 mi final. Contributing factors: failure to see cub on final, cub driver's failure to report position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PA32-300 PLT ENTERS THE PATTERN AT AN UNCTLED ARPT AND LANDS ONLY TO LATER LEARN THAT A NORDO PIPER SUPER CUB HAD TO GAR DUE TO A TFC CONFLICT ON FINAL WITH THE RPTR.
Narrative: ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 8 AT HAINES ARPT I RPTED INTENTIONS TO LAND. TURNED BASE, LEVELED WINGS, LOOK UP AND DOWN FINAL APCH COURSE AND SAW NO ONE. TURNED FINAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONLY UPON LNDG DID I LEARN FROM A CO- WORKER THAT I HAD CUT OFF A SUPER CUB (DARK GREEN PAINT) AND FORCED HIM TO GAR. THE CUB DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO AND DID NOT ENTER THE PATTERN USING RECOMMENDED PROCS. THE CUB JUST CAME STRAIGHT IN ON A 10 MI FINAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILURE TO SEE CUB ON FINAL, CUB DRIVER'S FAILURE TO RPT POS.
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.