Narrative:

Departed CA35 at about XA00 on apr/sun/03. I was en route to O69 to buy gas. Reported 5 mi southeast of airport, and made my intentions known. I was going to enter the pattern from overhead on a r-hand crosswind for runway 29. As I entered the right crosswind, I heard a report of a waco with a flight of 2 report on a 1 mi, runway 45 entry, for right traffic for runway 29. I immediately broke off my crosswind entry and continued on an upwind leg until I got a visual. That was the first radio call I heard from the waco pilots. I monitored the frequency the whole time. Once I established visual, I rejoined the crosswind entry to follow them. 1 waco plane, the lead, turned right base and the other stayed on the downwind leg until proper spacing. I followed the #2 waco plane. I watched the first waco plane land, and he made the first turnoff. So, I spaced myself with that in mind. The second waco plane did not make the first turnoff. I began a go around and moved off to the r-hand side. As I approached the #2 waco plane, he turned off the runway and was clear of the runway. I aborted the go around and landed with over a 1/3 of runway remaining. The #1 waco pilot gave me a verbal assault. This maneuver I performed was well within my experience and judgement, and was safely executed. The #1 pilot's vantage point was on the parallel taxiway looking up and across the runway. I am sure it looked closer than it really was. My conclusions for myself are to be more vigilant at uncontrolled airports, and never, never enter on anything but a 45 degree angle to the pattern.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT PERFORMS A LONG LNDG AFTER ABORTING A GAR FOR LNDG TFC AHEAD AT O69, CA.

Narrative: DEPARTED CA35 AT ABOUT XA00 ON APR/SUN/03. I WAS ENRTE TO O69 TO BUY GAS. RPTED 5 MI SE OF ARPT, AND MADE MY INTENTIONS KNOWN. I WAS GOING TO ENTER THE PATTERN FROM OVERHEAD ON A R-HAND XWIND FOR RWY 29. AS I ENTERED THE R XWIND, I HEARD A RPT OF A WACO WITH A FLT OF 2 RPT ON A 1 MI, RWY 45 ENTRY, FOR R TFC FOR RWY 29. I IMMEDIATELY BROKE OFF MY XWIND ENTRY AND CONTINUED ON AN UPWIND LEG UNTIL I GOT A VISUAL. THAT WAS THE FIRST RADIO CALL I HEARD FROM THE WACO PLTS. I MONITORED THE FREQ THE WHOLE TIME. ONCE I ESTABLISHED VISUAL, I REJOINED THE XWIND ENTRY TO FOLLOW THEM. 1 WACO PLANE, THE LEAD, TURNED R BASE AND THE OTHER STAYED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG UNTIL PROPER SPACING. I FOLLOWED THE #2 WACO PLANE. I WATCHED THE FIRST WACO PLANE LAND, AND HE MADE THE FIRST TURNOFF. SO, I SPACED MYSELF WITH THAT IN MIND. THE SECOND WACO PLANE DID NOT MAKE THE FIRST TURNOFF. I BEGAN A GAR AND MOVED OFF TO THE R-HAND SIDE. AS I APCHED THE #2 WACO PLANE, HE TURNED OFF THE RWY AND WAS CLR OF THE RWY. I ABORTED THE GAR AND LANDED WITH OVER A 1/3 OF RWY REMAINING. THE #1 WACO PLT GAVE ME A VERBAL ASSAULT. THIS MANEUVER I PERFORMED WAS WELL WITHIN MY EXPERIENCE AND JUDGEMENT, AND WAS SAFELY EXECUTED. THE #1 PLT'S VANTAGE POINT WAS ON THE PARALLEL TXWY LOOKING UP AND ACROSS THE RWY. I AM SURE IT LOOKED CLOSER THAN IT REALLY WAS. MY CONCLUSIONS FOR MYSELF ARE TO BE MORE VIGILANT AT UNCTLED ARPTS, AND NEVER, NEVER ENTER ON ANYTHING BUT A 45 DEG ANGLE TO THE PATTERN.

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.