Narrative:

I left pueblo, co, en route to la whitman in california. I stopped over in holbrook, az, for fuel and then proceeded to whitman (whp). At around XA00 hours, I flew over L70 and tried to make radio contact with southern california approach for clearance into whitman. At this time, I estimated I had about 8 gals of fuel. I burn about 6.2 gph and figured a reserve of over 1 hour. I descended from 6500 ft to about 4000 ft MSL, and was unable to contact sct or whitman. I knew that whitman was south of L70, but didn't fly south because of burbank and van nuys airspace. I flew what seemed to be an eternity, trying to make radio contact to no avail. I switched radios, headsets, handheld microphone, and intercom. In doing so, I inadvertently shut the audio control on the radio control panel. I didn't learn this until I landed. By this time, I began to panic. I was worried about running out of fuel and having to put it down in a residential area. I remembered that I had flown over L70 aqua dulce and I flew northeast searching for it. I flew over L70 and again tried to communicate over the unicom frequency. I could raise no one. I flew the field in a left handed pattern for runway 4, 2 full revolutions and looked for traffic as well as taxiway and runway aircraft. All this time, I wiggled my wings. Seeing no traffic and not seeing the windsock, I landed on runway 4. As soon as I touched down, I observed another aircraft landing on runway 22. I immediately applied right rudder and full power, pulling to the right side of the runway and flying left wing low along the side of the mountain which is to the south of runway 4. The other aircraft continued landing and pulled off the active runway into the sod area. I figured that I missed the other aircraft by about 20 ft horizontally and vertically. I again flew the airport twice, wiggling my wings and then made a 180 degree turn and landed on runway 22. I contacted the other pilot, who was an instructor with a student. There was no damage to either aircraft and fortunately, no accident or injuries. I fueled my plane and it took 29 gals of fuel. I hold 40 gals with 2 gals non usable. There was some rain, some haze, and a whole lot of panic on my part. I think that instinct and reflexes saved me from a tragic accident. I have since learned that I wasn't high enough for whitman or southern california approach to hear my radio transmitting.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT AND A C152 LANDED ON OPPOSING RWYS AT L70. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT SCT, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, AND MISSET HIS VHF COM RADIO, RENDERING IT INOP.

Narrative: I LEFT PUEBLO, CO, ENRTE TO LA WHITMAN IN CALIFORNIA. I STOPPED OVER IN HOLBROOK, AZ, FOR FUEL AND THEN PROCEEDED TO WHITMAN (WHP). AT AROUND XA00 HRS, I FLEW OVER L70 AND TRIED TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA APCH FOR CLRNC INTO WHITMAN. AT THIS TIME, I ESTIMATED I HAD ABOUT 8 GALS OF FUEL. I BURN ABOUT 6.2 GPH AND FIGURED A RESERVE OF OVER 1 HR. I DSNDED FROM 6500 FT TO ABOUT 4000 FT MSL, AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT SCT OR WHITMAN. I KNEW THAT WHITMAN WAS S OF L70, BUT DIDN'T FLY S BECAUSE OF BURBANK AND VAN NUYS AIRSPACE. I FLEW WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN ETERNITY, TRYING TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT TO NO AVAIL. I SWITCHED RADIOS, HEADSETS, HANDHELD MIKE, AND INTERCOM. IN DOING SO, I INADVERTENTLY SHUT THE AUDIO CTL ON THE RADIO CTL PANEL. I DIDN'T LEARN THIS UNTIL I LANDED. BY THIS TIME, I BEGAN TO PANIC. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND HAVING TO PUT IT DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I REMEMBERED THAT I HAD FLOWN OVER L70 AQUA DULCE AND I FLEW NE SEARCHING FOR IT. I FLEW OVER L70 AND AGAIN TRIED TO COMMUNICATE OVER THE UNICOM FREQ. I COULD RAISE NO ONE. I FLEW THE FIELD IN A L HANDED PATTERN FOR RWY 4, 2 FULL REVOLUTIONS AND LOOKED FOR TFC AS WELL AS TXWY AND RWY ACFT. ALL THIS TIME, I WIGGLED MY WINGS. SEEING NO TFC AND NOT SEEING THE WINDSOCK, I LANDED ON RWY 4. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED DOWN, I OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT LNDG ON RWY 22. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED R RUDDER AND FULL PWR, PULLING TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY AND FLYING L WING LOW ALONG THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN WHICH IS TO THE S OF RWY 4. THE OTHER ACFT CONTINUED LNDG AND PULLED OFF THE ACTIVE RWY INTO THE SOD AREA. I FIGURED THAT I MISSED THE OTHER ACFT BY ABOUT 20 FT HORIZLY AND VERTLY. I AGAIN FLEW THE ARPT TWICE, WIGGLING MY WINGS AND THEN MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND LANDED ON RWY 22. I CONTACTED THE OTHER PLT, WHO WAS AN INSTRUCTOR WITH A STUDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER ACFT AND FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. I FUELED MY PLANE AND IT TOOK 29 GALS OF FUEL. I HOLD 40 GALS WITH 2 GALS NON USABLE. THERE WAS SOME RAIN, SOME HAZE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF PANIC ON MY PART. I THINK THAT INSTINCT AND REFLEXES SAVED ME FROM A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH FOR WHITMAN OR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA APCH TO HEAR MY RADIO XMITTING.

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.