CLOSE PROX GA SMA ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 01/GA SMT ON TKOF FROM RWY 19 AT WVI.
Synopsis
CLOSE PROX GA SMA ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 01/GA SMT ON TKOF FROM RWY 19 AT WVI.
Narrative
WAS ENRTE FROM THE STOCKTON AREA. I STARTED MONITORING UNICOM AT WATSONVILLE WHILE I WAS ABEAM MT. ALUMINUM. I CALLED WATSONVILLE TFC AND ASKED FOR ARPT ADVISORIES. I WAS TOLD LEFT TFC RWY ONE. I ENTERED ON THE LEFT 45 DEG. I WAS FOLLOWING THREE PLANES; ONE PLANE WAS BEHIND ME. AS I TURNED ON FINAL; THE PLANE IN FRONT OF ME LANDED. AS I WAS APPROX 200' OFF THE GND A TWIN ENG SMT STATED HE WAS TAKING RWY 19. I STATED I WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 1. NO RESPONSE FROM THE TWIN. I THEN HEARD THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE PATTERN ABORTING (I GUESS THEY COULD SEE HIM ROLLING; THE TWIN). I SAID AGAIN; I'M ON SHORT FINAL RWY 1. I SAW THE PLANE ROLLING; SO I SIDE STEPPED; MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT; AND STARTED A CLB. I'M IRATE ABOUT THIS; THE SMT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS RADIO; HE DID NOT LISTEN TO HIS RADIO BEFORE TKOF; HE DID NOT LOOK AROUND BEFORE TKOF!! I THINK I DESERVE AN EXPLANATION?! IF WITNESSES WOULD HELP THE FAA IN THIS MATTER; FBO AT CITY FUELING IN WATSONVILLE; HAS THE N NUMBERS OF THE OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN. I WAS NOT SURE IF I SHOULD RPT THIS; THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT; I SHOULD RPT IT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.