Narrative:

While on final approach to runway 31, our aircraft encountered a C210 at close range and traveling in the opposite direction. The C210 had just initiated the missed approach procedure for an instrument approach into runway 13. These are opposing runways. At the time of the occurrence, at least 1 other aircraft had been on short final (our aircraft was #2 on final approach to runway 31), and took evasive action by aborting the landing to avoid the C210 approaching head-on. Visual instrument approachs flown to minimums for runway 13 are a common and unsafe practice that occur on a regular basis, while multiple aircraft are using a traffic pattern for and landing on runway 31. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: there are 3 flight schools at pvu. Reporter stated that there is not one single flight school that creates this problem. In fact, at the time of this occurrence, the aircraft was a transient one from the valley. The reporter has talked with his chief pilot about these incidents and not much came of the meeting. During the olympics there was a part time ATCT tower installed. Those controllers saw the problem with training events and have asked the FAA to install a permanent part time ATCT facility at pvu. This will occur around the middle of next yr. Reporter is going to stay in touch with the chief pilot, the local FSDO and the airport manager. The missed approach procedure as charted is problematic in that the ILS aircraft has to proceed 6 mi straight out before turning right. This places that aircraft directly in line with aircraft on approach to runway 31. Perhaps the missed approach procedure can be altered with an earlier turn to the south.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT WHEN A C210 IS ON A MISSED APCH FROM AN ILS TO RWY 13 WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC ON APCH TO LNDG ON RWY 31 AT PVU, UT.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 31, OUR ACFT ENCOUNTERED A C210 AT CLOSE RANGE AND TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE C210 HAD JUST INITIATED THE MISSED APCH PROC FOR AN INST APCH INTO RWY 13. THESE ARE OPPOSING RWYS. AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, AT LEAST 1 OTHER ACFT HAD BEEN ON SHORT FINAL (OUR ACFT WAS #2 ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 31), AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY ABORTING THE LNDG TO AVOID THE C210 APCHING HEAD-ON. VISUAL INST APCHS FLOWN TO MINIMUMS FOR RWY 13 ARE A COMMON AND UNSAFE PRACTICE THAT OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHILE MULTIPLE ACFT ARE USING A TFC PATTERN FOR AND LNDG ON RWY 31. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THERE ARE 3 FLT SCHOOLS AT PVU. RPTR STATED THAT THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE FLT SCHOOL THAT CREATES THIS PROB. IN FACT, AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE, THE ACFT WAS A TRANSIENT ONE FROM THE VALLEY. THE RPTR HAS TALKED WITH HIS CHIEF PLT ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS AND NOT MUCH CAME OF THE MEETING. DURING THE OLYMPICS THERE WAS A PART TIME ATCT TWR INSTALLED. THOSE CTLRS SAW THE PROB WITH TRAINING EVENTS AND HAVE ASKED THE FAA TO INSTALL A PERMANENT PART TIME ATCT FACILITY AT PVU. THIS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YR. RPTR IS GOING TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CHIEF PLT, THE LCL FSDO AND THE ARPT MGR. THE MISSED APCH PROC AS CHARTED IS PROBLEMATIC IN THAT THE ILS ACFT HAS TO PROCEED 6 MI STRAIGHT OUT BEFORE TURNING R. THIS PLACES THAT ACFT DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH ACFT ON APCH TO RWY 31. PERHAPS THE MISSED APCH PROC CAN BE ALTERED WITH AN EARLIER TURN TO THE S.

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.