2005-11 · NASA ASRS report 676754
WHEN EXITING RWY AT MYAM AFTER LNDG ROLLOUT; PA27 PLT IS STUNNED TO SEE A DH8 WHICH HAD ALSO JUST LANDED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND HIM.
MARSH HARBOR; MYAM; IS AN UNCTLED BAHAMIAN ARPT. THE PATTERN HAD; I BELIEVE; 4 ACFT PLANNING TO LAND: ME; A DASH 8; A CARAVAN; AND ANOTHER AZTEC (MY OWN CRAFT WAS A PA27U). EVERYONE WAS ANNOUNCING POS AND INTENTIONS. I WAS CLOSEST IN ON FINAL; THE CARAVAN AND AZTEC IN GOOD DISTANCE FOR STRAIGHT-IN APCHS BEHIND ME; AND THE DASH 8 IN A L DOWNWIND. I LANDED ON THE FIELD AND HAD TO TAXI ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN TO EXIT. AS I CLRED THE RWY AND ANNOUNCED THAT I HAD DONE SO; I LOOKED BACK TO MY L TO SEE THE DASH 8 ALREADY ON THE RWY NOT 100 YARDS BEHIND ME. I CLRED THE TXWY AND PARKED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OTHERS ON THE RAMP WITNESSED THE EVENT AND WERE EQUALLY STUNNED. I DID NOT GET THE REGISTRATION OF THE ACFT; AS THEY DE-BOARDED PAX WITH THE R PROP SPINNING AND TOOK BACK OFF AGAIN WHILE I WAS STILL IN CUSTOMS. THE CALL THAT THE DASH 8 MADE FROM DOWNWIND WAS THE LAST ONE I HEARD THEM MAKE. I LEARNED A GOOD LESSON THOUGH: THE BAHAMAS IS NOT THE UNITED STATES! IF I AM IN THE PATTERN (UNCTLED) WITH ANOTHER ACR Y ACFT; I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CONTINUE IN THE PATTERN WHILE THEY LAND FIRST!
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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