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Student pilot was unable to contact tower during handoff by approach control so was instructed to remain on approach frequency for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211405 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abe |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 53 flight time type : 53 |
| ASRS Report | 211405 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While en route to allentown got lost. Headed for east tx, VORTAC. Then called up allentown approach. Told them I was lost. They gave me a transponder code and told me I was 3 M west of VORTAC and gave me a vector to airport. En route and about 5 mi out they told me to switch to approach on 118.2, so I did. Called them up twice and no one answered. So I switched back to previous frequency and called them back. At that time I was told to stay with him on that frequency until landing. After landing I was met by the crash truck driver. He informed me he had to fill out some routine paperwork and I told him that I called up and nobody answered after 2 times so I switch back to my first frequency. When I got back we checked the radios and they were working.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR DURING HDOF BY APCH CTL SO WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN ON APCH FREQ FOR LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO ALLENTOWN GOT LOST. HEADED FOR E TX, VORTAC. THEN CALLED UP ALLENTOWN APCH. TOLD THEM I WAS LOST. THEY GAVE ME A TRANSPONDER CODE AND TOLD ME I WAS 3 M W OF VORTAC AND GAVE ME A VECTOR TO ARPT. ENRTE AND ABOUT 5 MI OUT THEY TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO APCH ON 118.2, SO I DID. CALLED THEM UP TWICE AND NO ONE ANSWERED. SO I SWITCHED BACK TO PREVIOUS FREQ AND CALLED THEM BACK. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD TO STAY WITH HIM ON THAT FREQ UNTIL LNDG. AFTER LNDG I WAS MET BY THE CRASH TRUCK DRIVER. HE INFORMED ME HE HAD TO FILL OUT SOME ROUTINE PAPERWORK AND I TOLD HIM THAT I CALLED UP AND NOBODY ANSWERED AFTER 2 TIMES SO I SWITCH BACK TO MY FIRST FREQ. WHEN I GOT BACK WE CHKED THE RADIOS AND THEY WERE WORKING.
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.