Pilot of small transport unable to contact cam tower made uncontrolled airport approach and landing.

Attributes
ACN	123650
Time
Date	198909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cam
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cam
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	123650
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed torrance, ca, for a short business flight to cam. Just over the santa monica mountains, into the san fernando valley, tried calling cam on 122.8 (published in current instrument noa's). Checked another flight book and ascertained that should check NOTAMS as they were putting in a new tower and that frequency might be subject to change. Tried 124.6. No reply on 124.6 and 122.8. Tried to call point mugu approach. Got no response from anyone, but finally got point mugu when I was 6 or 7 mi from airport. Told them I had been trying to reach them for at least 5+ mins. Could not reach cam. They suggested 124.6. Told them I was unable. They said that was all the information they had, and that their latest information indicated they were using runway 26. Kept trying to no avail. Crossed over field. Ascertained from traffic that they were in fact using runway 26. Followed normal entrance methods, squawked 7600 and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT UNABLE TO CONTACT CAM TWR MADE UNCONTROLLED ARPT APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED TORRANCE, CA, FOR A SHORT BUSINESS FLT TO CAM. JUST OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, INTO THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, TRIED CALLING CAM ON 122.8 (PUBLISHED IN CURRENT INSTR NOA'S). CHKED ANOTHER FLT BOOK AND ASCERTAINED THAT SHOULD CHK NOTAMS AS THEY WERE PUTTING IN A NEW TWR AND THAT FREQ MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. TRIED 124.6. NO REPLY ON 124.6 AND 122.8. TRIED TO CALL POINT MUGU APCH. GOT NO RESPONSE FROM ANYONE, BUT FINALLY GOT POINT MUGU WHEN I WAS 6 OR 7 MI FROM ARPT. TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TRYING TO REACH THEM FOR AT LEAST 5+ MINS. COULD NOT REACH CAM. THEY SUGGESTED 124.6. TOLD THEM I WAS UNABLE. THEY SAID THAT WAS ALL THE INFO THEY HAD, AND THAT THEIR LATEST INFO INDICATED THEY WERE USING RWY 26. KEPT TRYING TO NO AVAIL. CROSSED OVER FIELD. ASCERTAINED FROM TFC THAT THEY WERE IN FACT USING RWY 26. FOLLOWED NORMAL ENTRANCE METHODS, SQUAWKED 7600 AND LANDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.