NMAC AT NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.
Synopsis
NMAC AT NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.
Narrative
IN SUM: PLT OF BIPLANE LANDS AT NON TWR ARPT AFTER MANY SELF ANNOUNCEMENTS ON CTAF. NOTES NOTHING UNUSUAL. GND MAN COMMENTS THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SMA ON TKOF ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION/SAME RWY TKOF THAT TURNED OUT OF TFC JUST AS RPTR WAS LNDG. MISSED BY ABOUT 100-200 FT. LATER; RPTR SPOTTED SAME SMA RETURNING AND ASKED THE PLT AND PAX; HIS WIFE; ABOUT THIS NMAC. PLT Y GOT DEFENSIVE AND REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT A POSSIBLE RADIO PROB AND ACCUSED RPTR OF USING THE WRONG RWY FOR LNDG. RPTR WENT ON IN GREAT LENGTH ABOUT THE VISIBILITY PROBS WITH BIPLANES AFTER FLARING AND THE NEED FOR STEEPER APCHS AFTER A VERY GOOD VISUAL CHK ON THE RWY IN USE; ALMOST DISCOUNTING THE VIABILITY OF THE 2-WAY RADIO PROC AS MOST PLTS 'DON'T USE THE RADIO AT NON TWR ARPTS ANYWAY.' VISUAL ACQUISITION IS THE KEY; SEE AND AVOID. SUN WAS SETTING; HARD TO SEE ANOTHER ACFT ON RWY. ACCUSES OTHER PLT OF PLT BEHAVIOR COMPLACENCY AND USING WRONG RWY FOR SHORTER TAXI RTE; PLUS UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE IN SEEING HIS ACFT IN PATTERN AND RUSHING HIS TKOF TO BEAT RPTR'S ACFT DURING HIS DEP PROC.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.