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Air carrier on visual approach was unable to contact tower on local control or ground control frequency and made a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : det |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : det |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 133702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Late night at det city airport, center control turned us over to tower, but tower did not respond. We tried ground control with the same result. Switched back to center, and he tried to contact tower on the landline, still no response. We switched back to tower with no response. As we got closer to the ground (we were cleared for a visual approach) we executed a go-around, and as we flew by the departure end of the runway we were finally cleared to land by det tower. An uneventful landing followed. Tower told us he was the only one on duty and he had to go to the bathroom!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR ON VISUAL APCH WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR ON LCL CTL OR GND CTL FREQ AND MADE A GO AROUND.
Narrative: LATE NIGHT AT DET CITY ARPT, CENTER CTL TURNED US OVER TO TWR, BUT TWR DID NOT RESPOND. WE TRIED GND CTL WITH THE SAME RESULT. SWITCHED BACK TO CENTER, AND HE TRIED TO CONTACT TWR ON THE LANDLINE, STILL NO RESPONSE. WE SWITCHED BACK TO TWR WITH NO RESPONSE. AS WE GOT CLOSER TO THE GND (WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH) WE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, AND AS WE FLEW BY THE DEP END OF THE RWY WE WERE FINALLY CLRED TO LAND BY DET TWR. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED. TWR TOLD US HE WAS THE ONLY ONE ON DUTY AND HE HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.