Narrative:

I announced my position and of being established on the approach to springfield-robertson county airport. I continued my descent and leveled off at around 1240 ft. 2 more times -- the last one being over the FF22 fix on the GPS overlay. The ceiling was variable at an estimate of 1100 ft to 1300 ft broken. The base of the overcast, as reported. At 1800 ft. At 1.3 DME from ped, the PAPI lights and the runway became evident. I initiated a turn and descent towards the runway which was around 14 degrees to the right of my heading, and as I was about to broadcast my intentions to land I saw another aircraft abeam my right wing, and at the same altitude. Given the approach speed differences, I was only able to maintain visual contact for a second or so. Not knowing of his intentions, as he was obviously not on CTAF, I decided to abort the landing, climb to circling altitude, and try again. I broadcast the plan to go around, reported downwind, base, and final and landed. On the go around, someone (I presume he was the pilot of the other aircraft) came on CTAF and said 'plane that just passed the cessna, were you broadcasting?' I replied that I had been broadcasting and that I had been cleared for the NDB approach. I then asked if he was on the ground and he replied yes. I broadcast the plan to go around, reported downwind, base, and final and landed. After clearing the runway, I saw him at the departure end of the runway on the taxiway, getting ready to fly again, which he did. There were 2 people inside the FBO expecting our arrival. As soon as they heard our broadcast for the approach and landing, one of them left the FBO and went outside to the ramp to see us land. The other chose to stay inside the FBO as it was raining lightly. The person who went outside told me that he saw the other plane flying towards the north, parallel to, and on the east side of, the field. He also stated that shortly after the other aircraft aligned itself with the approach end of the runway, he saw our aircraft come from behind and almost collide at that point. Finally, he stated that while he was inside the FBO, he had not heard any other aircraft other than ours, broadcast any intentions to land, or circle the pattern over the airport. The person that remained inside the FBO said that she heard no additional radio calls other than ours. As far as I am concerned, I will never, ever again execute an approach to an uncontrolled airport under actual IMC. Not worth the time saved, nor the risks involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT ON IFR APCH IN IMC AT UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I ANNOUNCED MY POS AND OF BEING ESTABLISHED ON THE APCH TO SPRINGFIELD-ROBERTSON COUNTY ARPT. I CONTINUED MY DSCNT AND LEVELED OFF AT AROUND 1240 FT. 2 MORE TIMES -- THE LAST ONE BEING OVER THE FF22 FIX ON THE GPS OVERLAY. THE CEILING WAS VARIABLE AT AN ESTIMATE OF 1100 FT TO 1300 FT BROKEN. THE BASE OF THE OVCST, AS RPTED. AT 1800 FT. AT 1.3 DME FROM PED, THE PAPI LIGHTS AND THE RWY BECAME EVIDENT. I INITIATED A TURN AND DSCNT TOWARDS THE RWY WHICH WAS AROUND 14 DEGS TO THE R OF MY HDG, AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO BROADCAST MY INTENTIONS TO LAND I SAW ANOTHER ACFT ABEAM MY R WING, AND AT THE SAME ALT. GIVEN THE APCH SPD DIFFERENCES, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT FOR A SECOND OR SO. NOT KNOWING OF HIS INTENTIONS, AS HE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ON CTAF, I DECIDED TO ABORT THE LNDG, CLB TO CIRCLING ALT, AND TRY AGAIN. I BROADCAST THE PLAN TO GO AROUND, RPTED DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL AND LANDED. ON THE GAR, SOMEONE (I PRESUME HE WAS THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT) CAME ON CTAF AND SAID 'PLANE THAT JUST PASSED THE CESSNA, WERE YOU BROADCASTING?' I REPLIED THAT I HAD BEEN BROADCASTING AND THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE NDB APCH. I THEN ASKED IF HE WAS ON THE GND AND HE REPLIED YES. I BROADCAST THE PLAN TO GO AROUND, RPTED DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL AND LANDED. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, I SAW HIM AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY ON THE TXWY, GETTING READY TO FLY AGAIN, WHICH HE DID. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE INSIDE THE FBO EXPECTING OUR ARR. AS SOON AS THEY HEARD OUR BROADCAST FOR THE APCH AND LNDG, ONE OF THEM LEFT THE FBO AND WENT OUTSIDE TO THE RAMP TO SEE US LAND. THE OTHER CHOSE TO STAY INSIDE THE FBO AS IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY. THE PERSON WHO WENT OUTSIDE TOLD ME THAT HE SAW THE OTHER PLANE FLYING TOWARDS THE N, PARALLEL TO, AND ON THE E SIDE OF, THE FIELD. HE ALSO STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER ACFT ALIGNED ITSELF WITH THE APCH END OF THE RWY, HE SAW OUR ACFT COME FROM BEHIND AND ALMOST COLLIDE AT THAT POINT. FINALLY, HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS INSIDE THE FBO, HE HAD NOT HEARD ANY OTHER ACFT OTHER THAN OURS, BROADCAST ANY INTENTIONS TO LAND, OR CIRCLE THE PATTERN OVER THE ARPT. THE PERSON THAT REMAINED INSIDE THE FBO SAID THAT SHE HEARD NO ADDITIONAL RADIO CALLS OTHER THAN OURS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I WILL NEVER, EVER AGAIN EXECUTE AN APCH TO AN UNCTLED ARPT UNDER ACTUAL IMC. NOT WORTH THE TIME SAVED, NOR THE RISKS INVOLVED.

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.