An small aircraft without radio or transponder made an emergency landing at grb. He could not get th...

Attributes
ACN	222130
Time
Date	199209
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grb
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 2800
ASRS Report	222130
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

No radio or transponder, but an emergency. Going from a private strip to another private strip after a missed approach, I realized my throttle cable broke. Gas was full power. With a strong westerly wind 30 KTS and unable to slow down, I decided to go into green bay arsa and land with a light signal from tower. I circled the airport to left but stopped my circling when I saw I would go towards departing aircraft. Rocking my wings, turning my lights on and off, I got no light. I left the arsa en route to a private strip. Unable to make a safe landing, I went back to arsa and circled again. I went from neilsville to plainsview to grb to polaks to grb and landed. I went left and stopped short of departure runway. Then I went in a couple of 360 degree turns. Then I flew (no closer than 1 mi) directly toward tower, shining landing light off and on. Then I went toward north side of airport and around and landed on runway 36, the inactive runway. Tower never saw me. I had to turn engine off to land. Then, I pushed plane into grass off runway and talked to security. Tower said they had west window blocked for the sun setting in west. Winds too strong to land on short runway. I'm an ATP pilot with 2800 hours. Visibility was clear. I had no radio or transponder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA WITHOUT RADIO OR TRANSPONDER MADE AN EMER LNDG AT GRB. HE COULD NOT GET THE ATTN OF GRB TWR TO GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR LNDG.

Narrative: NO RADIO OR TRANSPONDER, BUT AN EMER. GOING FROM A PRIVATE STRIP TO ANOTHER PRIVATE STRIP AFTER A MISSED APCH, I REALIZED MY THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. GAS WAS FULL PWR. WITH A STRONG WESTERLY WIND 30 KTS AND UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, I DECIDED TO GO INTO GREEN BAY ARSA AND LAND WITH A LIGHT SIGNAL FROM TWR. I CIRCLED THE ARPT TO L BUT STOPPED MY CIRCLING WHEN I SAW I WOULD GO TOWARDS DEPARTING ACFT. ROCKING MY WINGS, TURNING MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF, I GOT NO LIGHT. I LEFT THE ARSA ENRTE TO A PRIVATE STRIP. UNABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG, I WENT BACK TO ARSA AND CIRCLED AGAIN. I WENT FROM NEILSVILLE TO PLAINSVIEW TO GRB TO POLAKS TO GRB AND LANDED. I WENT L AND STOPPED SHORT OF DEP RWY. THEN I WENT IN A COUPLE OF 360 DEG TURNS. THEN I FLEW (NO CLOSER THAN 1 MI) DIRECTLY TOWARD TWR, SHINING LNDG LIGHT OFF AND ON. THEN I WENT TOWARD N SIDE OF ARPT AND AROUND AND LANDED ON RWY 36, THE INACTIVE RWY. TWR NEVER SAW ME. I HAD TO TURN ENG OFF TO LAND. THEN, I PUSHED PLANE INTO GRASS OFF RWY AND TALKED TO SECURITY. TWR SAID THEY HAD W WINDOW BLOCKED FOR THE SUN SETTING IN W. WINDS TOO STRONG TO LAND ON SHORT RWY. I'M AN ATP PLT WITH 2800 HRS. VISIBILITY WAS CLR. I HAD NO RADIO OR TRANSPONDER.

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.

An small aircraft without radio or transponder made an emergency landing at grb. He could not get the attention of grb tower to get a green light for landing.