A low time private small aircraft pilot found herself dealing with a temporary tower.

Attributes
ACN	233594
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 7v6
State Reference	WY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : 7v6
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	233594
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

In sum: a low time private small aircraft pilot planned a VFR flight including a landing at guernsey, wy. The pilot got a standard WX briefing from den FSS but did not specifically ask for NOTAMS at guernsey, and none were offered. Upon arrival at guernsey, the reporting pilot called on the published unicom frequency and got a reply from guernsey tower. The pilot left the pattern after a touch and go landing thinking that a unicom operator was 'playing' tower controller. A later call to den FSS confirmed that there indeed was a temporary tower at guernsey for military use. The pilot suggests that the temporary tower should announce itself so, and that FSS should more carefully check the NOTAMS, as she will do in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME PVT SMA PLT FOUND HERSELF DEALING WITH A TEMPORARY TWR.

Narrative: IN SUM: A LOW TIME PVT SMA PLT PLANNED A VFR FLT INCLUDING A LNDG AT GUERNSEY, WY. THE PLT GOT A STANDARD WX BRIEFING FROM DEN FSS BUT DID NOT SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR NOTAMS AT GUERNSEY, AND NONE WERE OFFERED. UPON ARR AT GUERNSEY, THE RPTING PLT CALLED ON THE PUBLISHED UNICOM FREQ AND GOT A REPLY FROM GUERNSEY TWR. THE PLT LEFT THE PATTERN AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LNDG THINKING THAT A UNICOM OPERATOR WAS 'PLAYING' TWR CTLR. A LATER CALL TO DEN FSS CONFIRMED THAT THERE INDEED WAS A TEMPORARY TWR AT GUERNSEY FOR MIL USE. THE PLT SUGGESTS THAT THE TEMPORARY TWR SHOULD ANNOUNCE ITSELF SO, AND THAT FSS SHOULD MORE CAREFULLY CHK THE NOTAMS, AS SHE WILL DO IN THE FUTURE.

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.