Unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	229458
Time
Date	199212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sun
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tower : sun
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	229458
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZLC cleared us for the NDB/DME a approach to sun. When we had the airport in sight, we attempted to contact ZLC. They responded when we were 2 mi on final. At that time they told us to contact the tower. When we contacted the tower they cleared us to land. After landing they told us to call the tower as we had entered the air traffic area without a clearance. After talking with the tower we found out that ZLC had told them we were VFR when we were IFR. We never cancelled IFR until landing. The tower said we were within 1.5 mi of an small aircraft on 1/2 mi base. All we saw was an aircraft clearing the runway when we were on a 2 mi final. The tower never spoke to any aircraft on the radio while we were on it. The tower and center need to work with each other and communicate with each other. The tower indicated to us that ZLC didn't know what they were doing. While on an IFR flight plan and approach it is ATC's responsibility to clear us in all controled airspace, air traffic area's, etc. We were cleared for the approach and 2 mi out the tower cleared us to land. ZLC and sun tower need to work together so a major accident doesn't occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ZLC CLRED US FOR THE NDB/DME A APCH TO SUN. WHEN WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT, WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ZLC. THEY RESPONDED WHEN WE WERE 2 MI ON FINAL. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT THE TWR. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE TWR THEY CLRED US TO LAND. AFTER LNDG THEY TOLD US TO CALL THE TWR AS WE HAD ENTERED THE ATA WITHOUT A CLRNC. AFTER TALKING WITH THE TWR WE FOUND OUT THAT ZLC HAD TOLD THEM WE WERE VFR WHEN WE WERE IFR. WE NEVER CANCELLED IFR UNTIL LNDG. THE TWR SAID WE WERE WITHIN 1.5 MI OF AN SMA ON 1/2 MI BASE. ALL WE SAW WAS AN ACFT CLRING THE RWY WHEN WE WERE ON A 2 MI FINAL. THE TWR NEVER SPOKE TO ANY ACFT ON THE RADIO WHILE WE WERE ON IT. THE TWR AND CTR NEED TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. THE TWR INDICATED TO US THAT ZLC DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND APCH IT IS ATC'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CLR US IN ALL CTLED AIRSPACE, ATA'S, ETC. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND 2 MI OUT THE TWR CLRED US TO LAND. ZLC AND SUN TWR NEED TO WORK TOGETHER SO A MAJOR ACCIDENT DOESN'T OCCUR.

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.