ARPT MGR TRIED TO BLOCK SMA SEL ACFT FROM TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF SO AS TO DISCUSS WITH THE PLT A PREVIOUS GND CONFLICT.

Date: 1994-08 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ARPT MGR TRIED TO BLOCK SMA SEL ACFT FROM TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF SO AS TO DISCUSS WITH THE PLT A PREVIOUS GND CONFLICT.

Narrative

I LEFT RWY 42J KEYSTONE AIRPARK ON AUG/XX/94 TO HERLONG ARPT NEAR JAX FLA. JAX APCH RELEASED ME 4 MI NW OF HERLONG. FROM 2500 FT THE DSCNT OVER HERLONG WAS TO GAR 2 TIMES TO REACH 1000 FT AGL; I CALLED FOR HERLONG TFC; I RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I RPTED DOWNWIND; I RPTED BASE (LONG AND WIDE). I RPTED 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 25. I HAD NOTED A CESSNA 150 ON THE END OF THE RUN-UP AREA. I LANDED LONG. I WENT OVER THE HILL OF THE RWY ABOUT 100 YARDS OR SO. I DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO END. I TURNED AROUND TO BACK TAXI AND GOT AS FAR OFF THE RWY AS I SAFELY COULD. I THEN STOPPED. I CALLED ON THE RADIO TO THE C-150 TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE OFF THAT I WOULD WAIT ON HIM. THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED WAS AN OKAY. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND WAITED. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING I STARTED TO BACK TAXI UP THE RWY ON THE FAR R SIDE. I WAS TAXIING VERY SLOWLY. AS I'M TAXIING; I HEAR THE 150 RPTR TKOF. I MOVED MY PLANE FARTHER OFF THE RWY AND STOPPED. I WAS ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE TO THE C-150 THAT I WAS STILL ON THE RWY WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE ON THE RADIO YELLING '150 ACFT ON RWY ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!' IN A PANICKY VOICE. I SAW THE WINGS OF THE C-150 AS HE TOPPED THE HILL; I SAW THAT HIS NOSE WAS UP AND WAS ROTATING FOR TKOF. THE C-150 WAS APPROX 200 YARDS FROM ME. THE 150 PROCEEDED TO LET OFF THE PWR; AND COME DOWN ON THE FAR L SIDE OF THE RWY. HAD THE 150 CONTINUED WITH HIS TKOF HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFELY AIRBORNE AND OVER ME. I ANNOUNCED ON THE RADIO; 'BOY; THAT WAS REALLY SILLY.' AS I PROCEEDED TO TAXI UP THE RWY AND PASSED THE FBO. SOMEONE CAME ON THE RADIO AND TOLD ME TO COME TO THE FBO THAT HE WANTED TO TALK TO ME. I REPLIED; I DIDN'T NEED TO TALK TO ANYONE. HE REPLIED MORE FORCEFULLY THAT I HAD TO COME BACK TO THE FBO. THERE WAS AN INTERCHANGE OF RUDENESS. BY THAT TIME I WAS REALLY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE WHOLE SIT. I STOPPED AND PICKED UP MY PAX AND STARTED TAXIING BACK OUT TO THE RWY. AS I WAS TAXIING OUT A BLACK JEEP PULLS IN FRONT OF MY R WING; BLOCKING MY PATH CREATING A DANGEROUS SIT. I HAD TO PULL UP ON MY BRAKE (PLANE HAS A HAND BRAKING SYS); WHICH DOES NOT STOP VERY QUICKLY AND ALMOST RAN INTO THE JEEP. THE PERSON THEN GOT OUT OF HIS JEEP AND APCHED THE R WING OF MY PLANE; YELLING AT ME. I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT HE WAS SAYING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE OF MY ENG. I IDLED BACK THE ENG TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID EXCEPT THAT HE WAS GOING TO FILE AN INCIDENT RPT ON ME. I TOLD HIM TO DO WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO. I DO KNOW I USED SOME CURSE WORDS AND THREATS. AFTER RETURNING TO MY HOME BASE I WAS TOLD THAT (AN FAA INSPECTOR) FROM THE JACKSONVILLE FSDO HAD CALLED. I CALLED INSPECTOR AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED ARPT MGR AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT OCCURRED AT HERLONG. I APOLOGIZED TO HIM FOR LOSING MY TEMPER AND CURSING. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO FILE A RPT. AS I FOUND OUT LATER; THE PERSON WHO YELLED ON THE UNICOM TO ABORT WAS A LINEBOY WHO WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL AND AROUND 400-500 YARDS AWAY. IN MY OPINION; HE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE THAT DECISION FOR THE 150. THE C- 150 HAD PLENTY OF SPACE TO CONTINUE HIS TKOF. I SAW HIM AND HAD MOVED OVER TO LET HIM PASS I JUST COULDN'T GET ON THE RADIO FAST ENOUGH TO COM WITH HIM. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE MAN IN THE JEEP SHOULD NOT HAVE PULLED IN FRONT OF MY PLANE WHICH WAS MOVING. THAT ACTION RIGHT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

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