TFC PATTERN PROC. GA PLT RPTS THAT ANOTHER GA PLT MADE A LNDG AND ALMOST HIT HIM AS HE WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP.
Synopsis
TFC PATTERN PROC. GA PLT RPTS THAT ANOTHER GA PLT MADE A LNDG AND ALMOST HIT HIM AS HE WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP.
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RETURNING FROM A PHOTO FLT I ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH UNICOM 10 MI SE. AT 5 MI OUT I ASKED FOR ADVISORY. (THE FREQ WAS RELATIVELY CLR.) THE ADVISORY REPLY WAS; 'WINDS 360 DEGS AND LIGHT; NO LCL TFC.' I WAS IN POS TO ENTER A 4 MI L BASE. NORMAL IS R TFC. AFTER CHKING FOR TFC; I ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD USE RWY 32. I TURNED 20 DEGS L. THE LORAN SAID 4.3 NM; I ANNOUNCED A 4 MI BASE RWY 32. I ANNOUNCED TURNING FINAL AND ANNOUNCED A 2 MI FINAL RWY 32. I WAS STABILIZED IN THE APCH; CONFIGURED; PLUS SPD AT 3 MI. I LANDED 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO SLOW TO TAXI SPD WITHOUT BRAKING. APPROX 50 FT BEYOND THE RWY 26 INTXN; I TURNED THE ACFT AROUND (180 DEGS) AND ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS GOING TO BACK TAXI RWY 32. AFTER TURNING THE AIRPLANE; THE CHEROKEE 235 WENT BY ON ITS LNDG ROLL. IT WAS DOING APPROX 50 KTS WHEN IT PASSED. THE ARPT MGR WAS OUTSIDE AND WATCHED THE INCIDENT. I HEARD NO RADIO CALLS. THE INDIVIDUAL MONITORING THE UNICOM HEARD NO RADIO CALLS. THE OPERATORS OF THIS ACFT (A FLYING CLUB) HAD A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHEN THEY LANDED ON A TOMAHAWK ON SHORT FINAL. BOTH RADIOS WERE NOT ON THE UNICOM FREQ. LCL PLTS JOKE THAT WHEN THE CHEROKEE FLIES; THEY DON'T. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A CESSNA 172 WHEN HE HAD THE GND CONFLICT WITH THE PIPER CHEROKEE 235. THE ARPT MGR SAID TO THE RPTR THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 'FLYING CLUB.' THE RPTR SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE FAA HOTLINE ABOUT THE SIT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.