Air carrier X late frequency change to tower.

Attributes
ACN	211509
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nqx tower : eyw artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	211509
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X on a visual approach to runway 9 first call to eyw tower was a 1 mi northeast of eyw VOR (inside the eyw air traffic area) asked the pilot when the nqx approach control switched him and he said just now. I then asked nqx when they switched air carrier X and they said 4 to 5 mi north of nqx. Someone is lying. I tend to believe the pilot because there was a military motorglider on a VOR B approach and he was IFR until he went missed approach. After he went missed is when I first talked to air carrier X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X LATE FREQ CHANGE TO TWR.

Narrative: ACR X ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9 FIRST CALL TO EYW TWR WAS A 1 MI NE OF EYW VOR (INSIDE THE EYW ATA) ASKED THE PLT WHEN THE NQX APCH CTL SWITCHED HIM AND HE SAID JUST NOW. I THEN ASKED NQX WHEN THEY SWITCHED ACR X AND THEY SAID 4 TO 5 MI N OF NQX. SOMEONE IS LYING. I TEND TO BELIEVE THE PLT BECAUSE THERE WAS A MIL MOTORGLIDER ON A VOR B APCH AND HE WAS IFR UNTIL HE WENT MISSED APCH. AFTER HE WENT MISSED IS WHEN I FIRST TALKED TO ACR X.

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.