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Pilot of a beech bonanza, BE35, approach and landed at an uncontrolled airport runway when another aircraft occupied the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdk.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 23 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 1230 flight time type : 88 |
| ASRS Report | 474342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On ILS runway 23, breaking out, I canceled IFR with dulles center, changed to 123.0 unicom (CTAF) and reported inbound on the ILS. Asked for TA's, then announced intent to land (3 calls). After third call, an aircraft reported it was taking the runway (runway 5) for takeoff -- no other response prior to this. I called again. Pilot said he would depart immediately and make an immediate right turnout. He departed and turned right when I was about 1/2 mi, short final runway 23. After an otherwise uneventful landing, while taxiing off the runway, someone called to say the active runway was runway 5. No real problem, as the other pilot and I worked things out, but there was a plane on the runway (runway 5) when I was on final (approximately 1 mi out, runway 23) for landing. If CTAF had answered with an advisory or the other aircraft had announced before taking the runway, I would have circled to land. WX was ceiling 2500 ft and visibility better than 6 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BEECH BONANZA, BE35, APCH AND LANDED AT AN UNCTLED ARPT RWY WHEN ANOTHER ACFT OCCUPIED THE RWY.
Narrative: ON ILS RWY 23, BREAKING OUT, I CANCELED IFR WITH DULLES CTR, CHANGED TO 123.0 UNICOM (CTAF) AND RPTED INBOUND ON THE ILS. ASKED FOR TA'S, THEN ANNOUNCED INTENT TO LAND (3 CALLS). AFTER THIRD CALL, AN ACFT RPTED IT WAS TAKING THE RWY (RWY 5) FOR TKOF -- NO OTHER RESPONSE PRIOR TO THIS. I CALLED AGAIN. PLT SAID HE WOULD DEPART IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE AN IMMEDIATE R TURNOUT. HE DEPARTED AND TURNED R WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI, SHORT FINAL RWY 23. AFTER AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LNDG, WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RWY, SOMEONE CALLED TO SAY THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 5. NO REAL PROB, AS THE OTHER PLT AND I WORKED THINGS OUT, BUT THERE WAS A PLANE ON THE RWY (RWY 5) WHEN I WAS ON FINAL (APPROX 1 MI OUT, RWY 23) FOR LNDG. IF CTAF HAD ANSWERED WITH AN ADVISORY OR THE OTHER ACFT HAD ANNOUNCED BEFORE TAKING THE RWY, I WOULD HAVE CIRCLED TO LAND. WX WAS CEILING 2500 FT AND VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 6 MI.
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.