2 SMAS HAD AN NMAC AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

1993-02 · NASA ASRS report 233330

Date: 1993-02 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear

Anomalies: conflict-nmac|other-unspecified

Synopsis

2 SMAS HAD AN NMAC AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative

THE EVENT BEGAN ON AN IFR APCH INTO AKR. AKRON APCH ADVISED US OF TFC AT 6 O'CLOCK; 1 MI; 700 FT BELOW US. WE SPOTTED THE ACFT AND CANCELLED IFR. WE CHANGED TO UNICOM; ANNOUNCED OUR POS; AND INITIATED OUR DSCNT AFTER WE HAD ENOUGH SEPARATION. AS WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT FROM MDA TO LAND; I SPOTTED THE ACFT ON AN UPWIND. DURING THIS TIME WE HADN'T HEARD A SINGLE RADIO CALL FROM THE OTHER SMA. UPON REACHING THE FLARE; WE ELECTED TO DO A GAR. WE RADIOED OUR ACTIONS AND BEGAN OUR CLB. WE THEN NOTICED THE OTHER ACFT TURNING XWIND AND BEGAN ON A COLLISION COURSE TOWARDS US. UPON NOTICING THIS SIT; WE MADE ANOTHER RADIO CALL ANNOUNCING OUR POS. BEING IN A CLB WE HAD VERY FEW OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND THE OTHER ACFT CONTINUED TOWARDS US. UPON REALIZING THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS NOT GIVING RIGHT OF WAY TO THE LEAST MANEUVERABLE ACFT; WE HAD TO DROP 20 DEGS OF FLAPS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO GET ABOVE THE ACFT THUS AVOIDING A COLLISION. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE; ALL ACFT SHOULD PARTICIPATE ON UNICOM IN BROADCASTING POS AND INTENTIONS; AS WELL AS KNOWING THE RULES IN PART 91 OF ACFT RIGHT-OF- WAY.

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

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