Narrative:

Wind was approximately 320 degrees at 10-15 KTS. Runway is runway 3/21 at airport X. I was flying about 060 degrees toward airport. When I left my helipad at airport Y, the wind was out of northwest. I entered a modified left base for runway 3 and announced my intentions to land runway 3. The FBO then announced over the CTAF that an EMS helicopter was entering traffic for runway 3 and asked all other traffic to please give way. Airport X was landing 21. I did not hear anyone announce downwind, base or final for runway 21. I knew the wind favored landing runway 3, and no one on the ground or in the air said anything to me about landing runway 21. I called final and was starting to maneuver to land on the helipad on the west side of runway 3/21. At about 1/2 mi out while on final, I saw incoming traffic, a beech A34. I maneuvered right, as did the beach. We were not that close but I thought maybe I should send a NASA report in anyway. I landed without incident at the helipad. The beech went around and landed without incident on runway 21. After I shut down and he taxied in and shut down, I went over and apologized for not calling final and everything turned out fine. Both the other pilot and myself realized that things like this will happen from time-to-time at uncontrolled airports. I believe that even though traffic uses runway 21 for most of the summer that the FBO should have announced a wind shift and runway change. While I was on the ground 2 other aircraft had to do gars because of trying to land with a tailwind. Also better communication between aircraft must be encouraged at uncontrolled airports.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI ON FINAL APCH AT NON TWR ARPT HAS NMAC WITH A BEECHCRAFT A34 ON APCH OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH ACFT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND THE BEECHCRAFT A34 MAKES A GAR.

Narrative: WIND WAS APPROX 320 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. RWY IS RWY 3/21 AT ARPT X. I WAS FLYING ABOUT 060 DEGS TOWARD ARPT. WHEN I LEFT MY HELIPAD AT ARPT Y, THE WIND WAS OUT OF NW. I ENTERED A MODIFIED L BASE FOR RWY 3 AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO LAND RWY 3. THE FBO THEN ANNOUNCED OVER THE CTAF THAT AN EMS HELI WAS ENTERING TFC FOR RWY 3 AND ASKED ALL OTHER TFC TO PLEASE GIVE WAY. ARPT X WAS LNDG 21. I DID NOT HEAR ANYONE ANNOUNCE DOWNWIND, BASE OR FINAL FOR RWY 21. I KNEW THE WIND FAVORED LNDG RWY 3, AND NO ONE ON THE GND OR IN THE AIR SAID ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT LNDG RWY 21. I CALLED FINAL AND WAS STARTING TO MANEUVER TO LAND ON THE HELIPAD ON THE W SIDE OF RWY 3/21. AT ABOUT 1/2 MI OUT WHILE ON FINAL, I SAW INCOMING TFC, A BEECH A34. I MANEUVERED R, AS DID THE BEACH. WE WERE NOT THAT CLOSE BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD SEND A NASA RPT IN ANYWAY. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THE HELIPAD. THE BEECH WENT AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RWY 21. AFTER I SHUT DOWN AND HE TAXIED IN AND SHUT DOWN, I WENT OVER AND APOLOGIZED FOR NOT CALLING FINAL AND EVERYTHING TURNED OUT FINE. BOTH THE OTHER PLT AND MYSELF REALIZED THAT THINGS LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN FROM TIME-TO-TIME AT UNCTLED ARPTS. I BELIEVE THAT EVEN THOUGH TFC USES RWY 21 FOR MOST OF THE SUMMER THAT THE FBO SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED A WIND SHIFT AND RWY CHANGE. WHILE I WAS ON THE GND 2 OTHER ACFT HAD TO DO GARS BECAUSE OF TRYING TO LAND WITH A TAILWIND. ALSO BETTER COM BTWN ACFT MUST BE ENCOURAGED 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.