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PA-18 pilot was deliberately buzzed, and came within 10 ft of collision, by two ultralight pilots for daring to use a runway that the ultralight pilots consider their own. The airport is a public use airport at 2v2.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575688 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2v2.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 575688 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 20 vertical : 10 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : 2v2.airport |
Narrative:
The grass strip at 2v2 is used by ultralights and conventional tail dragger aircraft. The ultralights do not like conventional aircraft using the grass strip. The ultralights intentionally interface with landing aircraft and present and significant safety hazard. This particular occurrence involves two intentional near misses. One ultralight flew diagonally across my flight path during takeoff. Another ultralight maneuvered within 10 ft of my aircraft port rear quarter as I lifted off. I spotted this aircraft only by noticing his shadow on the ground in front of me. A mid-air would have occurred had I turned port. Ultralights need to be aware of the danger of these maneuvers. There also needs to be clarification for all involved of what the operating parameters are for multi use strips.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-18 PLT WAS DELIBERATELY BUZZED, AND CAME WITHIN 10 FT OF COLLISION, BY TWO ULTRALIGHT PLTS FOR DARING TO USE A RWY THAT THE ULTRALIGHT PLTS CONSIDER THEIR OWN. THE ARPT IS A PUBLIC USE ARPT AT 2V2.
Narrative: THE GRASS STRIP AT 2V2 IS USED BY ULTRALIGHTS AND CONVENTIONAL TAIL DRAGGER ACFT. THE ULTRALIGHTS DO NOT LIKE CONVENTIONAL ACFT USING THE GRASS STRIP. THE ULTRALIGHTS INTENTIONALLY INTERFACE WITH LNDG ACFT AND PRESENT AND SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THIS PARTICULAR OCCURRENCE INVOLVES TWO INTENTIONAL NEAR MISSES. ONE ULTRALIGHT FLEW DIAGONALLY ACROSS MY FLT PATH DURING TKOF. ANOTHER ULTRALIGHT MANEUVERED WITHIN 10 FT OF MY ACFT PORT REAR QUARTER AS I LIFTED OFF. I SPOTTED THIS ACFT ONLY BY NOTICING HIS SHADOW ON THE GND IN FRONT OF ME. A MID-AIR WOULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD I TURNED PORT. ULTRALIGHTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER OF THESE MANEUVERS. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE CLARIFICATION FOR ALL INVOLVED OF WHAT THE OPERATING PARAMETERS ARE FOR MULTI USE STRIPS.
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.