A lancair pilot lands, the wrong direction, on an occupied runway while attempting to communicate with unicom on the wrong frequency. The cessna, in position on the runway, saw him coming and taxied clear.

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Attributes
ACN	370488
Time
Date	199706
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n00
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	370488
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew in to N00 airport from the north over lake ontario. I had a tailwind coming over the lake and I observed the smoke from factories on the lake shore showing the wind was from the north. I set the unicom to N00 on communication #2 and neglected to switch to communication #2. Therefore, on downwind, base and final, I was broadcasting on communication #1 (wrong frequency). This being a new airport with 2 large runways, I was concerned with towers, obstructions, and did not observe the windsock. On final to runway 33, a cessna was in the process of taking off. That pilot noticed the lancair coming in on final with the wind and the cessna pulled off to the far side (east) of the runway. The lancair landed approximately 1000 ft in front of the cessna and taxied past him. The lancair saw the cessna approximately 10 ft from touchdown, and by that time the cessna was pulling off the runway. Cumulative factors: 1) not switching radio frequency. 2) assuming the wind direction would be the same as 20 mi away. 3) not checking the windsock (finding it on the field). 4) new airport for PIC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LANCAIR PLT LANDS, THE WRONG DIRECTION, ON AN OCCUPIED RWY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH UNICOM ON THE WRONG FREQ. THE CESSNA, IN POS ON THE RWY, SAW HIM COMING AND TAXIED CLR.

Narrative: I FLEW IN TO N00 ARPT FROM THE N OVER LAKE ONTARIO. I HAD A TAILWIND COMING OVER THE LAKE AND I OBSERVED THE SMOKE FROM FACTORIES ON THE LAKE SHORE SHOWING THE WIND WAS FROM THE N. I SET THE UNICOM TO N00 ON COM #2 AND NEGLECTED TO SWITCH TO COM #2. THEREFORE, ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL, I WAS BROADCASTING ON COM #1 (WRONG FREQ). THIS BEING A NEW ARPT WITH 2 LARGE RWYS, I WAS CONCERNED WITH TWRS, OBSTRUCTIONS, AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE WINDSOCK. ON FINAL TO RWY 33, A CESSNA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF. THAT PLT NOTICED THE LANCAIR COMING IN ON FINAL WITH THE WIND AND THE CESSNA PULLED OFF TO THE FAR SIDE (E) OF THE RWY. THE LANCAIR LANDED APPROX 1000 FT IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA AND TAXIED PAST HIM. THE LANCAIR SAW THE CESSNA APPROX 10 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN, AND BY THAT TIME THE CESSNA WAS PULLING OFF THE RWY. CUMULATIVE FACTORS: 1) NOT SWITCHING RADIO FREQ. 2) ASSUMING THE WIND DIRECTION WOULD BE THE SAME AS 20 MI AWAY. 3) NOT CHKING THE WINDSOCK (FINDING IT ON THE FIELD). 4) NEW ARPT FOR PIC.

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.