Bonanza 35
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16; Flight Crew Total 4325; Flight Crew Type 2000
Other / Unknown; Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
About 12 miles out I picked up the ATIS information: wind calm; visibility greater than 10; few at 4;600 FT; 6;000 FT scattered; temperatures 29 and 15; altimeter 30.14; density altitude 2;000 FT. Ten miles out; I transmitted on UNICOM; that I was 10 miles out and going to make an extended left base entry for Runway 5 by flying the RNAV (GPS) 5 approach visually. I intercepted the final approach course and made a 7.5 mile 'on final' report on UNICOM. Intercepted the glide slope and proceeded inbound. Made further reports at 5 miles and 2.5 miles out on final always specifying the Runway 5 GPS approach. My rotating beacon and strobes were on and operational. Made a normal landing. As I flew the nosewheel onto the runway I saw a Cessna 172; pass me in the opposite direction. I was on the runway centerline; he was to my far left; his far right at the edge of the runway. I cleared Runway 5 at the Delta intersection; called clear; [and] then began to taxi in. I called UNICOM and told the attendant what had happened. Obviously my Comm was transmitting and receiving because I got an immediate response on Unicom. Immediately thereafter the pilot of the Cessna 172 stated on frequency 'We'll deal with it inside' so his Comm was operating as well. Neither my wife; who holds a private ticket; nor I ever heard any position report from the Cessna 172 prior to our landing nor did we hear any acknowledgment of our 4 position reports. The pilot of the Cessna 172 is the chief instructor of the flight school operated by the FBO. Communication issues have occurred previously with instructors and students in this airplane; I don't know if the Comm radios need to be fixed or the instructors and students need to be fixed. Even though visibility was 10; it was slightly hazy; the Cessna 172 is dirty white and presents a small target head on. If I had been able to spot it earlier I could have taken defensive action but obviously he spotted me because he was hugging the right side of the runway from his perspective rather than the centerline. If he hadn't we would have collided almost perfectly midfield on the centerline. It doesn't do any good to make position reports and have two pilots; my wife and myself; both monitoring the frequency for traffic; if the traffic doesn't announce it's position or listen to position reports from other aircraft.
BE35 pilot landing reports a critical ground conflict with a C172 taking off in the opposite direction. The C172 pilot was hugging the runway edge allowing the two aircraft to pass unscathed. Numerous position reports had been made by the BE35 pilot on the CTAF with no response.