PLT OF SMA HAD NMAC WITH ANOTHER SMA COMING AT HER FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE JUST TOUCHING DOWN ON LNDG.
Synopsis
PLT OF SMA HAD NMAC WITH ANOTHER SMA COMING AT HER FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE JUST TOUCHING DOWN ON LNDG.
Narrative
I WAS IN THE TFC PATTERN AT JAC PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RWY 18. ON MY 3RD OR 4TH DOWNWIND LEG I HEARD AN ACFT CALL UNICOM FOR AN ADVISORY AND RECEIVE NO ANSWER. I CONTINUED TO ANNOUNCE MY POS ON THE CTAF (AS IS MY HABIT) ON DOWNWIND; BASE; AND FINAL. SINCE THE OTHER ACFT HAD NOT RPTED A POS OR CALLED AGAIN; I WAS WATCHING FOR HIM ON THE TXWY. AS I WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON THE 4TH LNDG; I SAW AN ACFT COMING TOWARD ME AND VEERING OFF TO MY R; AND CLBING VERY SLOWLY. I CLRED THE RWY NORMALLY; AND STOPPED TO LOOK BACK FOR THE OTHER ACFT; AS I WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. AS I TAXIED AND PARKED I SAW HIM PARK AT THE OTHER FBO; WITHOUT ANY RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT. I CALLED FROM MY FBO AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD HEARD MY POS RPTS. HE SAID NO. I ASKED HIM WHAT FREQ HE HAD BEEN ON. HE SAID 123.0. I TOLD HIM THE PUBLISHED CTAF IS 122.8; AND THAT SINCE THIS IS A BUSY ARPT; I RECOMMEND MONITORING THE FREQ. HE CLAIMED THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT-OF- WAY AND CRITICIZED ME FOR NOT SEEING HIM. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AN UNANNOUNCED ACFT LNDG WITH 10-15 KTS OF TAILWIND. HE SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED OUT AND DEPARTED WITHOUT A SINGLE RADIO CALL. THIS IS THE SECOND NEAR MISS OF THIS TYPE I KNOW OF AT THIS ARPT IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE OTHER ONE ALSO INVOLVED AN ACFT WITHOUT A RADIO. A CTL TWR WOULD HELP REDUCE THESE KINDS OF CONFLICTS BY REQUIRING COM. I WISH I HAD SEEN HIM SOONER; AND WILL BE MORE VIGILANT FOR OPPOSING ACFT ON FINAL. HOWEVER; HE WAS BLACK AND DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH FROM GND CLUTTER WHEN I DID SEE HIM. I'M NOT SURE I COULD HAVE SPOTTED HIM SOONER. HE'S LUCKY IT WAS A QUIET DAY. ON A BUSY SUMMER DAY; HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES FROM THAT ONE DOWNWIND APCH.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.