Cessna 152
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 32000; Flight Crew Type 2500
Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airspace Structure; Human Factors; Procedure
Glider operations were in effect and announced over frequency that aircraft were moving onto the runway for a glider tow. I was an Observer Pilot in the Cessna 152 and helping out with the radio communication. Both the glider (bright yellow in color); and tow plane were on the runway when a Cessna Citation announced a 5 mile straight in final. I again announced that glider operations were in progress and aircraft on the runway. No response came from the Citation. The Citation then announced a one mile final and we again announced aircraft on the runway. Again; no response from the Citation. When the Citation was about 50 feet above the runway; our safety/ground officer told the Citation to go-around and the Citation finally acknowledged and announced a go-around. The Citation overflow the centerline of the runway and went over the tow plane; glider and ground personnel at about 50 feet. No offset was flown by the Citation. All of the radios used by all glider; tow ship and ground personnel were operational and functioning and checked prior to taking the runway for glider operations.
Cessna 152 observing pilot reported a Cessna Citation performed a go-around to avoid the aircraft on the runway.