SMA ON APCH TO NON TWR ARPT HAS SECOND ACFT DEPART AND FLY PATTERN FOR INTERSECTING RWY.

Date: 1994-12 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

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Synopsis

SMA ON APCH TO NON TWR ARPT HAS SECOND ACFT DEPART AND FLY PATTERN FOR INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative

UPON APCH TO ESN; WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE RWY IN USE WAS RWY 4 AND WINDS WERE 10 DEGS AT 10 KTS. WE MADE CALLS ON DOWNWIND; BASE AND FINAL. DURING DOWNWIND WE NOTICED AN ACFT (PITTS) TKOF FROM RWY 33 AND TURN UNDERNEATH US. WE REPEATED OUR INTENTION FOR RWY 4 BUT THE PITTS XMITTED FOR LNDG ON RWY 33 AND DID NOT ANSWER OUR OR THE FIELD'S CALL TO REMAIN CLR OF RWY 4. WE EXTENDED OUR DOWNWIND UNTIL WE SAW THE PITTS LAND AND THEN MADE OUR BASE AND FINAL LEG. DURING THIS TIME THE PITTS CONTINUED TO ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS FOR RWY 33 BUT NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED ANY CALLS TO WARN OF CROSS TFC. I REGISTERED A VERBAL COMPLAINT WITH THE ARPT MGR; WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD DONE THIS ACTION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE PLT OF THE PITTS WAS IDENTED AS A RETIRED NAVAL AVIATOR. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN UNCTLED FIELD BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE PITTS PLT WERE RECKLESS AND UNBECOMING A PROFESSIONAL. I FEEL THAT HE NEEDS SOME FORM OF ADMONITION FOR HIS ACTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS REFERRED TO THE HOTLINE TO LODGE HIS COMPLAINT. HE WAS VERY GRATEFUL AS HE FEELS THIS PLT IS A TRUE HAZARD. WHEN HE WAS IN THE ARPT OFFICE AREA TO DISCUSS THE PROB WITH THE ARPT MGR THERE WERE LOUD VOICES AND AN ARGUMENT GOING ON. HE LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MGR DISCUSSING THE PROB WITH THE ERRANT PLT WHO DID NOT ACCEPT THE CRITICISM PLEASANTLY. RPTR FEELS THIS PLT WILL NOT CHANGE HIS WAYS AND PERHAPS THE HOTLINE WILL DEVELOP INTO SOME PRESSURE TO HELP THAT SIT.

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