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A C182 pilot raises the ire of an approaching cessna pilot when he departs fkl non tower unicom airport and the #2 radio did not transmit his self announce departure procedure at fkl, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fkl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 449200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had just picked up a newly purchased cessna 182 for my company. Myself and a co-worker checked the aircraft over thoroughly prior to my taxi. During taxi, I made all the appropriate uncontrolled airport calls. I taxied to runway 2 and did my run-up. During that time, one aircraft entered traffic for runway 20 and landed. Another aircraft had called inbound but not yet entered the pattern. I pulled out on the runway (runway 2) and began my takeoff roll. Again I announced my takeoff, around rotation the inbound cessna called entry left downwind for runway 20. I proceeded to lift off and climb out runway 2 making a left out of traffic away from the cessna. By this time the cessna was turning base. The pilot of the cessna began to scream about what he perceived as an unsafe situation, and wanted to know why I wasn't making radio calls. The screaming cessna pilot was very upset and effectively blocked the unicom frequency for a min or so until unicom asked if he would cease and continue his questions after he had landed. He complied. After a few mins with the cessna 182, I decided the aircraft was functioning ok, and went to pick up my IFR clearance home, only to find the #2 radio was not transmitting. So I guess the screaming cessna had a point, I was not getting out of the aircraft with my selected radio. However, I must also say at no time was I even close to the arriving cessna, but I did have a hand in upsetting the excitable pilot to the point he effectively shut down communications at varango/franklin county, PA, and all other airfields on the same frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 PLT RAISES THE IRE OF AN APCHING CESSNA PLT WHEN HE DEPARTS FKL NON TWR UNICOM ARPT AND THE #2 RADIO DID NOT XMIT HIS SELF ANNOUNCE DEP PROC AT FKL, PA.
Narrative: I HAD JUST PICKED UP A NEWLY PURCHASED CESSNA 182 FOR MY COMPANY. MYSELF AND A CO-WORKER CHKED THE ACFT OVER THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO MY TAXI. DURING TAXI, I MADE ALL THE APPROPRIATE UNCTLED ARPT CALLS. I TAXIED TO RWY 2 AND DID MY RUN-UP. DURING THAT TIME, ONE ACFT ENTERED TFC FOR RWY 20 AND LANDED. ANOTHER ACFT HAD CALLED INBOUND BUT NOT YET ENTERED THE PATTERN. I PULLED OUT ON THE RWY (RWY 2) AND BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL. AGAIN I ANNOUNCED MY TKOF, AROUND ROTATION THE INBOUND CESSNA CALLED ENTRY L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 20. I PROCEEDED TO LIFT OFF AND CLB OUT RWY 2 MAKING A L OUT OF TFC AWAY FROM THE CESSNA. BY THIS TIME THE CESSNA WAS TURNING BASE. THE PLT OF THE CESSNA BEGAN TO SCREAM ABOUT WHAT HE PERCEIVED AS AN UNSAFE SIT, AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY I WASN'T MAKING RADIO CALLS. THE SCREAMING CESSNA PLT WAS VERY UPSET AND EFFECTIVELY BLOCKED THE UNICOM FREQ FOR A MIN OR SO UNTIL UNICOM ASKED IF HE WOULD CEASE AND CONTINUE HIS QUESTIONS AFTER HE HAD LANDED. HE COMPLIED. AFTER A FEW MINS WITH THE CESSNA 182, I DECIDED THE ACFT WAS FUNCTIONING OK, AND WENT TO PICK UP MY IFR CLRNC HOME, ONLY TO FIND THE #2 RADIO WAS NOT XMITTING. SO I GUESS THE SCREAMING CESSNA HAD A POINT, I WAS NOT GETTING OUT OF THE ACFT WITH MY SELECTED RADIO. HOWEVER, I MUST ALSO SAY AT NO TIME WAS I EVEN CLOSE TO THE ARRIVING CESSNA, BUT I DID HAVE A HAND IN UPSETTING THE EXCITABLE PLT TO THE POINT HE EFFECTIVELY SHUT DOWN COMS AT VARANGO/FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA, AND ALL OTHER AIRFIELDS ON THE SAME FREQ.
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.