 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An ATP pilot in his home built enters fws airspace and has a potential conflict with departure traffic and performs a go around at fws, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fws.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fws.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 514763 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On arrival at spinks, I flew a crosswind at the south end of airport, not aware there was a tower in operation. I flew a downwind east of field turning final. I noticed a cessna taxiing toward the runway. It never paused or stopped to check for traffic. Realizing the aircraft was taking the runway in front of me, I did a go around to the east side of the runway, not getting below 500 ft. On the local area charts there had been a tower shown in the past, but it never was in operation and a different frequency at that. In hindsight, I should have checked the NOTAM!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATP PLT IN HIS HOME BUILT ENTERS FWS AIRSPACE AND HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH DEP TFC AND PERFORMS A GAR AT FWS, TX.
Narrative: ON ARR AT SPINKS, I FLEW A XWIND AT THE S END OF ARPT, NOT AWARE THERE WAS A TWR IN OP. I FLEW A DOWNWIND E OF FIELD TURNING FINAL. I NOTICED A CESSNA TAXIING TOWARD THE RWY. IT NEVER PAUSED OR STOPPED TO CHK FOR TFC. REALIZING THE ACFT WAS TAKING THE RWY IN FRONT OF ME, I DID A GAR TO THE E SIDE OF THE RWY, NOT GETTING BELOW 500 FT. ON THE LCL AREA CHARTS THERE HAD BEEN A TWR SHOWN IN THE PAST, BUT IT NEVER WAS IN OP AND A DIFFERENT FREQ AT THAT. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE NOTAM!
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.