Near midair collision at non tower airport with opposite direction landing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	353212
Time
Date	199611
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n31
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1950
ASRS Report	353212
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Beautiful calm VFR day. Uncontrolled airport with unicom on 122.8. All aircraft using runway 17. I arrived from hpn, entered left downwind to runway 17 after announcing on unicom frequency. I turned left base about 1 mi north and announced it. I turned about 1 mi final and announced it. My landing light was on all throughout. Several prior aircraft used runway 17 for takeoffs and lndgs. When I was on short final -- maybe one half mi -- a high wing aircraft took off on runway 17 towing a glider. Spacing was adequate. I announced short final, then touched down in the first one third of the runway and proceeded to rollout. When I was about half way down runway 17 and decelerating, I saw a piper cherokee (white with red trim) about 20 ft above me and slightly ahead, going in the opposite direction -- as if about to land on runway 35. I quickly swerved off the runway to my right and this cherokee landed behind me on runway 35. I called twice on unicom to ask the pilot why he did that, and on my second call I got a garbled unintelligible response that 'sometimes it is confusing and you have to be careful' or some such remark. This piper, I later learned, is based at N31 and as stated, is white with red trim, fixed gear, I believe. No announcement ever came from that cherokee.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT NON TWR ARPT WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TFC.

Narrative: BEAUTIFUL CALM VFR DAY. UNCTLED ARPT WITH UNICOM ON 122.8. ALL ACFT USING RWY 17. I ARRIVED FROM HPN, ENTERED L DOWNWIND TO RWY 17 AFTER ANNOUNCING ON UNICOM FREQ. I TURNED L BASE ABOUT 1 MI N AND ANNOUNCED IT. I TURNED ABOUT 1 MI FINAL AND ANNOUNCED IT. MY LNDG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THROUGHOUT. SEVERAL PRIOR ACFT USED RWY 17 FOR TKOFS AND LNDGS. WHEN I WAS ON SHORT FINAL -- MAYBE ONE HALF MI -- A HIGH WING ACFT TOOK OFF ON RWY 17 TOWING A GLIDER. SPACING WAS ADEQUATE. I ANNOUNCED SHORT FINAL, THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST ONE THIRD OF THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO ROLLOUT. WHEN I WAS ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN RWY 17 AND DECELERATING, I SAW A PIPER CHEROKEE (WHITE WITH RED TRIM) ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE ME AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD, GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION -- AS IF ABOUT TO LAND ON RWY 35. I QUICKLY SWERVED OFF THE RWY TO MY R AND THIS CHEROKEE LANDED BEHIND ME ON RWY 35. I CALLED TWICE ON UNICOM TO ASK THE PLT WHY HE DID THAT, AND ON MY SECOND CALL I GOT A GARBLED UNINTELLIGIBLE RESPONSE THAT 'SOMETIMES IT IS CONFUSING AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL' OR SOME SUCH REMARK. THIS PIPER, I LATER LEARNED, IS BASED AT N31 AND AS STATED, IS WHITE WITH RED TRIM, FIXED GEAR, I BELIEVE. NO ANNOUNCEMENT EVER CAME FROM THAT CHEROKEE.

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.