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Pietrantonio · February 4th, 2008, 11:22

Yesterday I did a cross-country flight, and yesterday was also my first experience with a near runway incursion.

About 25 NM's out, the ASOS finally started reporting the wx at Burlington Regional (KBUY is in Class G airspace with a normal CTAF for communications). The ASOS reported winds 070 at 4kts, etc. KBUY has one runway 06-24. So, after getting the WX for KBUY, I start my landing procedures for Runway 06. (Also, a Citation just departed RW06, and KBUY Unicom reported that RW06 was the ACTIVE).

Ok, being that I'm training for my instrument, I thought it would be a great idea to tune the ILS for RW06 and just fly the needles with visual reference to the runway. I had no safety pilot, so I wasn't going to wear foggles by myself. So now, I'm over the FAF, and I annouce "Burlington Traffic, Archer 2571M is established on the ILS RW06". Now I'm on a mile final, when I hear "Burlington Traffic Cessna XXXXX turning base to final RW24" (The only radio call made from the Cessna). Sure enough, I see the aircraft making a sharp turn base to final...so I call up and tell him that I'm on a 1 mile final RW 06...he replies. "Oh, well I'm on short final for runway 24." Doesn't acknowlege that he's going to break off and set up for the active runway and just keeps on decending to land on RW24. So I apply full-power, and break to the left.

Thankfully nothing happened, but It's times like this that we prepare for by staying one step ahead.

February 4th, 2008, 11:22	#1
Pietrantonio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 426	The importance of staying ahead of the game Yesterday I did a cross-country flight, and yesterday was also my first experience with a near runway incursion. About 25 NM's out, the ASOS finally started reporting the wx at Burlington Regional (KBUY is in Class G airspace with a normal CTAF for communications). The ASOS reported winds 070 at 4kts, etc. KBUY has one runway 06-24. So, after getting the WX for KBUY, I start my landing procedures for Runway 06. (Also, a Citation just departed RW06, and KBUY Unicom reported that RW06 was the ACTIVE). Ok, being that I'm training for my instrument, I thought it would be a great idea to tune the ILS for RW06 and just fly the needles with visual reference to the runway. I had no safety pilot, so I wasn't going to wear foggles by myself. So now, I'm over the FAF, and I annouce "Burlington Traffic, Archer 2571M is established on the ILS RW06". Now I'm on a mile final, when I hear "Burlington Traffic Cessna XXXXX turning base to final RW24" (The only radio call made from the Cessna). Sure enough, I see the aircraft making a sharp turn base to final...so I call up and tell him that I'm on a 1 mile final RW 06...he replies. "Oh, well I'm on short final for runway 24." Doesn't acknowlege that he's going to break off and set up for the active runway and just keeps on decending to land on RW24. So I apply full-power, and break to the left. Thankfully nothing happened, but It's times like this that we prepare for by staying one step ahead. __________________ "The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goals! The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach."