Narrative:

I approached north bay on a 170 degree heading, following highway 11 at 3500' MSL and attempted my first radio contact with north bay tower about 10 mi out. I had been hearing the tower loud and clear, but my transmitter sidetone was weak and there was no answer. After two more attempts the tower finally heard me and said I was cleared to land on runway 18 and that I was in sight. I landed on runway 18. During the long, slow roll out, I heard no further xmissions so I held well short of runway 26 and attempted to contact the tower with negative results on 118.3 and 121.9. I observed a multi-engine military aircraft make what appeared to be a low approach and go around from what I thought was a gca or an ILS on runway 26. With still no instructions from the tower, I looked directly at the tower cabin attendant and awaited a light signal. There were definitely not any light signals. I was in the middle of what should have been the active runway according to the windsock. I realized I now had no radio (later found to be an intermittent antenna connection). With still no light signals of any kind from the tower, I expedited crossing runway 26 and turned west on the south parallel taxiway. I shut the airplane down in a corner of the area (the whole area was deserted) and waited. About two mins later a small field maintenance veh came up and informed me to please call tower on a telephone. When I called the tower as soon as I could get to a telephone, the tower operator was obviously very upset, very mad, and very sarcastic. He said I had no business entering his control zone west/O a radio. He cut me off when I tried to tell him of any attempts to contact him or that although I had plenty of endurance left, I only had about a 60 mi range and I was committed to his airfield. He also said I would have a flight violation against me. He asked me where I learned to fly, if anyone taught me, and did not allow me to answer. I have been flying since I was 16, I am now 62. There was nothing unsafe in what I did, especially considering the lack of aircraft movement on or around the airport at the time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS AT ARPT AND LOSES RADIO CONTACT WITH TWR. REPORTER HOLDS SHORT OF INTERSECTING RWY CAUSING A GO AROUND.

Narrative: I APCHED N BAY ON A 170 DEG HDG, FOLLOWING HIGHWAY 11 AT 3500' MSL AND ATTEMPTED MY FIRST RADIO CONTACT WITH N BAY TWR ABOUT 10 MI OUT. I HAD BEEN HEARING THE TWR LOUD AND CLR, BUT MY XMITTER SIDETONE WAS WEAK AND THERE WAS NO ANSWER. AFTER TWO MORE ATTEMPTS THE TWR FINALLY HEARD ME AND SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18 AND THAT I WAS IN SIGHT. I LANDED ON RWY 18. DURING THE LONG, SLOW ROLL OUT, I HEARD NO FURTHER XMISSIONS SO I HELD WELL SHORT OF RWY 26 AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE TWR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS ON 118.3 AND 121.9. I OBSERVED A MULTI-ENG MIL ACFT MAKE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOW APCH AND GO AROUND FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GCA OR AN ILS ON RWY 26. WITH STILL NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR, I LOOKED DIRECTLY AT THE TWR CAB AND AWAITED A LIGHT SIGNAL. THERE WERE DEFINITELY NOT ANY LIGHT SIGNALS. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ACTIVE RWY ACCORDING TO THE WINDSOCK. I REALIZED I NOW HAD NO RADIO (LATER FOUND TO BE AN INTERMITTENT ANTENNA CONNECTION). WITH STILL NO LIGHT SIGNALS OF ANY KIND FROM THE TWR, I EXPEDITED XING RWY 26 AND TURNED W ON THE S PARALLEL TXWY. I SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A CORNER OF THE AREA (THE WHOLE AREA WAS DESERTED) AND WAITED. ABOUT TWO MINS LATER A SMALL FIELD MAINT VEH CAME UP AND INFORMED ME TO PLEASE CALL TWR ON A TELEPHONE. WHEN I CALLED THE TWR AS SOON AS I COULD GET TO A TELEPHONE, THE TWR OPERATOR WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSET, VERY MAD, AND VERY SARCASTIC. HE SAID I HAD NO BUSINESS ENTERING HIS CTL ZONE W/O A RADIO. HE CUT ME OFF WHEN I TRIED TO TELL HIM OF ANY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM OR THAT ALTHOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF ENDURANCE LEFT, I ONLY HAD ABOUT A 60 MI RANGE AND I WAS COMMITTED TO HIS AIRFIELD. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD HAVE A FLT VIOLATION AGAINST ME. HE ASKED ME WHERE I LEARNED TO FLY, IF ANYONE TAUGHT ME, AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ANSWER. I HAVE BEEN FLYING SINCE I WAS 16, I AM NOW 62. THERE WAS NOTHING UNSAFE IN WHAT I DID, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LACK OF ACFT MOVEMENT ON OR AROUND THE ARPT AT THE TIME.

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.