NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.

Date: 1992-10 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear

Anomalies: conflict-nmac|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-other-unknown|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.

Narrative

FLEW STANDARD TFC PATTERN (1500 FT MSL) WHILE LNDG AT ARPT (UNCTLED) WHICH I HAVE BEEN USING SINCE 1952. CONDITIONS WERE VFR. ANTIQUE HIGH WING SMA HAS NO ELECTRICAL SYS OR RADIO. WHILE ON BASE LEG (L HAND) AT ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE GND I LOOKED TO R AND SAW AN CPR LTT JET ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 MI TO MY R AND ABOUT 250 FT BELOW ON AN APPARENT VERY FLAT STRAIGHT IN APCH TO THE 3012 FT RWY 27. THE JET CONTINUED STRAIGHT IN (NO EVASIVE ACTION) AND MADE AN APPARENT NORMAL LNDG. IMMEDIATELY UPON SEEING THE JET I MADE A TIGHT L 360 DEG TURN CLBING WITH FULL PWR. I CLRED MYSELF AND MADE ANOTHER L 360 DEG TURN TO AVOID POSSIBLE WAKE TURB. I FELT NONE. I LANDED SHORT AND MADE TURN OFF AT FIRST 1000 FT. JET WAS TURNING AT FAR END AND BACK TAXIED TO 27. I TIED MY PLANE DOWN AND WENT TO OFFICE AND WAITED TO BE PICKED UP FOR RIDE HOME. PLT OF JET CAME OVER ABOUT 10 MINS LATER AND PROCEEDED TO CHEW ME OUT FOR 'CUTTING HIM OUT OF THE PATTERN.' HE SAID HE CALLED ON 5 MI STRAIGHT IN AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM OR HEARD HIM. HE WAS SO ANGRY I HAD LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM THAT I HAD NO RADIO AND THAT HE WAS SO LOW I DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL THE TIME AND POS I NOTED PREVIOUSLY. I LEFT THE OFFICE AND WENT OUTSIDE TO AVOID HIS UNCTLED ANGER AND WAIT FOR MY RIDE. HE AGAIN APCHED ME USING THE 'F' WORD AND MORE SAYING HE WAS TURNING ME INTO FAA. I COMMITTED TO VIOLATION AND QUESTION JETS MAKING STRAIGHT INS TO ARPT WITH SMALL ACFT INCLUDING ULTRA LIGHTS; ETC.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.