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Near midair collision between departure and arrival GA aircraft, opposite direction traffic using a single runway operation at a non tower airport, unicom only, okv, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550905 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okv.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 550905 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On short final to runway 32, was met by opposing traffic departing runway 14 (500 ft above me). I had heard no responses to my several unicom xmissions starting from 10 mi out for a straight-in. (AWOS had given the wind as 5 KTS left crosswind.) made calls at 10 mi, 6 mi, 3 mi, and short final. Then found I had turned down volume! Obviously, I should have been more suspicious of the lack of responses, and in the absence of replies should have checked volume, or flown over field above pattern to check traffic. Also, I believe departing traffic should have held on the runway until situation cleared up. Unicom operator also could have helped by announcing situation, but didn't. I apologized to her after landing. She said everybody heard my many calls (but 1 took off anyway!).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN DEP AND ARR GA ACFT, OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC USING A SINGLE RWY OP AT A NON TWR ARPT, UNICOM ONLY, OKV, VA.
Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 32, WAS MET BY OPPOSING TFC DEPARTING RWY 14 (500 FT ABOVE ME). I HAD HEARD NO RESPONSES TO MY SEVERAL UNICOM XMISSIONS STARTING FROM 10 MI OUT FOR A STRAIGHT-IN. (AWOS HAD GIVEN THE WIND AS 5 KTS L XWIND.) MADE CALLS AT 10 MI, 6 MI, 3 MI, AND SHORT FINAL. THEN FOUND I HAD TURNED DOWN VOLUME! OBVIOUSLY, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUSPICIOUS OF THE LACK OF RESPONSES, AND IN THE ABSENCE OF REPLIES SHOULD HAVE CHKED VOLUME, OR FLOWN OVER FIELD ABOVE PATTERN TO CHK TFC. ALSO, I BELIEVE DEPARTING TFC SHOULD HAVE HELD ON THE RWY UNTIL SIT CLRED UP. UNICOM OPERATOR ALSO COULD HAVE HELPED BY ANNOUNCING SIT, BUT DIDN'T. I APOLOGIZED TO HER AFTER LNDG. SHE SAID EVERYBODY HEARD MY MANY CALLS (BUT 1 TOOK OFF ANYWAY!).
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.