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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fci.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival : vfr |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1314 |
| ASRS Report | 451504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On oct/xa/99 at approximately AC40, richmond, va, I departed from chesterfield airport. Chesterfield airport has no control tower and is an uncontrolled airfield. I had made 4 radio calls on unicom frequency, announcing my departure on runway 33 from chesterfield. As I got my IFR clearance from richmond clearance delivery on frequency 124.6, they advised me of an approaching aircraft to runway 15 at chesterfield. I then went back to unicom frequency and announced that I was departing runway 33. The winds that morning were calm and slightly favored runway 33. I looked downwind and towards the runway and saw no traffic. I started my takeoff roll. I got airborne about 100 ft and then saw the approaching aircraft coming to runway 15. I made a clearing turn to the right and was well clear. The approaching aircraft discontinued his landing approach and pulled up from his approach to the runway and made a right turn towards the downwind side. I discovered later that I had made my unicom advisory calls on frequency 123.00 and not 123.05.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT GIVES TA'S ON WRONG UNICOM FREQ AND HAS CONFLICT WITH LNDG TFC.
Narrative: ON OCT/XA/99 AT APPROX AC40, RICHMOND, VA, I DEPARTED FROM CHESTERFIELD ARPT. CHESTERFIELD ARPT HAS NO CTL TWR AND IS AN UNCTLED AIRFIELD. I HAD MADE 4 RADIO CALLS ON UNICOM FREQ, ANNOUNCING MY DEP ON RWY 33 FROM CHESTERFIELD. AS I GOT MY IFR CLRNC FROM RICHMOND CLRNC DELIVERY ON FREQ 124.6, THEY ADVISED ME OF AN APCHING ACFT TO RWY 15 AT CHESTERFIELD. I THEN WENT BACK TO UNICOM FREQ AND ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS DEPARTING RWY 33. THE WINDS THAT MORNING WERE CALM AND SLIGHTLY FAVORED RWY 33. I LOOKED DOWNWIND AND TOWARDS THE RWY AND SAW NO TFC. I STARTED MY TKOF ROLL. I GOT AIRBORNE ABOUT 100 FT AND THEN SAW THE APCHING ACFT COMING TO RWY 15. I MADE A CLRING TURN TO THE R AND WAS WELL CLR. THE APCHING ACFT DISCONTINUED HIS LNDG APCH AND PULLED UP FROM HIS APCH TO THE RWY AND MADE A R TURN TOWARDS THE DOWNWIND SIDE. I DISCOVERED LATER THAT I HAD MADE MY UNICOM ADVISORY CALLS ON FREQ 123.00 AND NOT 123.05.
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.