Atx was not changed over to tower frequency until inside the ATC by approach control.

Attributes
ACN	145171
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : nqx tower : eyw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5
ASRS Report	145171
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I noticed an aircraft 1 mi north of eyw. I called nqx approach and tower to see if they knew who it was. At the same time the local controller was calling on the tower frequency to see who it was. Nqx said that it was atx X inbound to us and that they had switch him awhile back. I told them we weren't talking to him, to switch him again. They did. When atx X checked in and after he was giving his landing information and cleared to land the local controller asked them when nqx had switched them. They said navy just switches them, that they had to asked nqx if they wanted them to switch. This is in contradiction to what nqx claims. This contradiction happen every time we ask nqx and the pilots who call us late why they call us late. This situation happens at least once a week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX WAS NOT CHANGED OVER TO TWR FREQ UNTIL INSIDE THE ATC BY APCH CTL.

Narrative: I NOTICED AN ACFT 1 MI N OF EYW. I CALLED NQX APCH AND TWR TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHO IT WAS. AT THE SAME TIME THE LCL CTLR WAS CALLING ON THE TWR FREQ TO SEE WHO IT WAS. NQX SAID THAT IT WAS ATX X INBND TO US AND THAT THEY HAD SWITCH HIM AWHILE BACK. I TOLD THEM WE WEREN'T TALKING TO HIM, TO SWITCH HIM AGAIN. THEY DID. WHEN ATX X CHKED IN AND AFTER HE WAS GIVING HIS LNDG INFO AND CLRED TO LAND THE LCL CTLR ASKED THEM WHEN NQX HAD SWITCHED THEM. THEY SAID NAVY JUST SWITCHES THEM, THAT THEY HAD TO ASKED NQX IF THEY WANTED THEM TO SWITCH. THIS IS IN CONTRADICTION TO WHAT NQX CLAIMS. THIS CONTRADICTION HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE ASK NQX AND THE PLTS WHO CALL US LATE WHY THEY CALL US LATE. THIS SITUATION HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WK.

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.