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transmission, and the departing aircraft would not appear on the landing aircraft’s TCAS.
What about ADS-B? Even after the January 1, 2020 installation deadline, ADS-B probably would not have made a difference. The Cessna 150 almost certainly operates in airspace where ADS-B will not be required. If the C150’s operation does require ADS-B, its owner may well elect to equip with ADS-B Out only. The Citation pilot might have “seen” the C150 on ADS-B, but the C150’s occupants would not have seen an ADS-B plot on the jet. Even if both aircraft had in-cockpit traffic display, and both crews could see the other aircraft on their screens, one or both pilots would have to act to avoid the collision before it was too late.
Shared Responsibility
This article may seem to focus on what the crew of the Citation did or did not do. But the pilot of the Cessna
150 was just as responsible for seeing and avoiding the landing jet. The reported weather at the time of the accident was VMC with four miles of visibility due to haze. The NTSB notes that at the departure and arrival ends of runway 15/33 (the C150 was using Runway 15) there is a sign stating, “Traffic Using Runway 4/22 Cannot Be Seen, Monitor Unicom 122.7.” There are similar signs at the ends of runways 4 and 22. Although monitoring the CTAF would not have helped if the Citation crew in fact did not report its position, and there’s no reason to believe the Cessna pilot was not listening to the CTAF, seeing such a sign should also alert a pilot to very carefully scan the approaches to the crossing runway just prior to (and if possible, even during) the landing roll.
Whether departing or arriving at a non-towered airport, especially one with multiple runways:
1. Report your position and inten- tions on the CTAF.
2. Monitor CTAF for the reports of others.
3. Use, but do not rely solely upon, collision avoidance technologies.
4. Know how collision technologies work, and the limitations of their operation.
5. Look all around the airport before you begin your takeoff roll, and also as you’re coming in to land.
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As the old fighter pilots said, keep your eyes out the windows and your head on a swivel. See and avoid is the first and last means of collision avoidance. T&T
Thomas P. Turner is an ATP CFII/MEI, holds a master's Degree in Aviation Safety, and was the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year. Subscribe to Tom’s free FLYING LESSONS Weekly e-newsletter at www.mastery-flight-training.com.
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