C150 IN BUSY UNCTLED TFC PATTERN AT KLS EXPERIENCES NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 30 WHO APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMING A STRAIGHT IN APCH AND FAILED TO UTILIZE THE CTAF FOR ADVISORIES.
Synopsis
C150 IN BUSY UNCTLED TFC PATTERN AT KLS EXPERIENCES NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 30 WHO APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMING A STRAIGHT IN APCH AND FAILED TO UTILIZE THE CTAF FOR ADVISORIES.
Narrative
AS I ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LNDG AT KLS RWY 30 (ON RWY 45 FOR L DOWNWIND RWY 30) I TOOK NOTE THAT THERE WERE 4 OTHER AIRPLANES EITHER IN THE PATTERN OR COMING IN FROM THE N TO ENTER THE PATTERN. I WAS ABLE TO IDENT THE 3 AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN AHEAD OF ME AND VERIFIED VIA RADIO THAT THE 4TH AIRPLANE WAS STILL A COUPLE OF MI N. ALL THE AIRPLANES AHEAD OF ME LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS I TURNED BASE THERE WERE 2 AIRPLANES ON THE RWY; A SINGLE ENG PLANE LNDG AND GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO THE TXWY AND A TWIN ENG READY FOR TKOF. BECAUSE OF THIS CONGESTION I WAS WATCHING THIS CLOSELY IN CASE I HAD TO DO A GAR. THE SINGLE ENG PLANE TURNED ON TXWY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT ON RADIO (CTAF). THE TWIN TOOK OFF AND I TURNED FINAL ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 300 FT MSL I SAW ANOTHER SINGLE ENG PLANE AT A FASTER SPD LNDG UNDERNEATH ME. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE R TO GET OFF HIS PATH AND ENGAGED GAR PROCS. I ESTIMATE THAT I WAS LESS THAN 100 FT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE OTHER PLANE WHEN IT PASSED UNDER ME. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL THERE WERE NO RADIO XMISSIONS FROM THIS PLANE. ALSO; BECAUSE OF MY AWARENESS OF THE PATTERN I FIND IT LIKELY THAT HE DID A STRAIGHT IN FROM THE S. SINCE THERE ARE HILLS ON THE R SIDE OF RWY 30; AS SOON AS I HAD POSITIVE RATE OF CLB I TURNED ACROSS THE RWY AND HEADED DUE W UNTIL I COULD REENTER THE PATTERN AND COMPLETE MY TOUCH AND GO LNDG. JUST AS I WAS AVOIDING THE OTHER PLANE I HEARD SOMEONE BROADCASTING THAT 2 PLANES WERE TRYING TO LAND AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE CLBING I ANNOUNCED THE ABORTED LNDG AS I WAS HDG W.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.