<< >> NASA ASRS Report 687349, February 2006

Pilot of landing small aircraft must expedite off the runway at 0q3 when unannounced traffic begins takeoff roll in opposite direction.

Attributes
ACN	687349
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0q3.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	687349
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Inbound to 0q3 I reported my position on the airport frequency 122.9 with my intention of entering a downwind for runway 25. Wind was approximately 150 degrees at 8 KTS; preferred runway is runway 25 if wind is less than 10 KTS. I observed no inbound traffic or heard anyone on the CTAF. As I touched down on runway 25; I noticed a maule aircraft either landing or on the takeoff roll opposite direction on runway 7. Again; no calls were made on CTAF. I touched down and immediately moved off the runway to the parallel grass strip to avoid any conflict and taxied to the ramp. The maule taxied back; departed runway 7 and made a nonstandard departure which interferes with the pattern at sonoma skypark airport. While the use of runway 25 or runway 7 was a borderline judgement call with an almost 90 degree crosswind; any conflict could have been avoided by the proper use of the correct CTAF by the other aircraft. Complicating factor was the color of the other aircraft blending into the terrain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LNDG SMA MUST EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY AT 0Q3 WHEN UNANNOUNCED TFC BEGINS TKOF ROLL IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: INBOUND TO 0Q3 I RPTED MY POS ON THE ARPT FREQ 122.9 WITH MY INTENTION OF ENTERING A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25. WIND WAS APPROX 150 DEGS AT 8 KTS; PREFERRED RWY IS RWY 25 IF WIND IS LESS THAN 10 KTS. I OBSERVED NO INBOUND TFC OR HEARD ANYONE ON THE CTAF. AS I TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 25; I NOTICED A MAULE ACFT EITHER LNDG OR ON THE TKOF ROLL OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 7. AGAIN; NO CALLS WERE MADE ON CTAF. I TOUCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY MOVED OFF THE RWY TO THE PARALLEL GRASS STRIP TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE MAULE TAXIED BACK; DEPARTED RWY 7 AND MADE A NONSTANDARD DEP WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE PATTERN AT SONOMA SKYPARK ARPT. WHILE THE USE OF RWY 25 OR RWY 7 WAS A BORDERLINE JUDGEMENT CALL WITH AN ALMOST 90 DEG XWIND; ANY CONFLICT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE PROPER USE OF THE CORRECT CTAF BY THE OTHER ACFT. COMPLICATING FACTOR WAS THE COLOR OF THE OTHER ACFT BLENDING INTO THE TERRAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.