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Small transport lands on occupied runway, used wrong frequency for TA in traffic pattern procedure. Non tower airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244742 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vis |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 1761 flight time type : 1093 |
| ASRS Report | 244742 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| 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 |
Narrative:
While executing a landing at visalia airport, I asked fresno approach for active runway, they did not give me one but gave me winds of 120 degrees at 3 mph. I called over advisory frequency at 6 mi out for a straight in runway 12, again at 3 mi and again at 1 mi. I saw 1 aircraft at 6 mi out which looked like he was departing runway 30. Since no one was responding to my announced arrival I assumed I should continue the approach. While landing and turning off the runway I noticed another aircraft departing on runway 30. I could not understand why no one had answered my calls until I was talking to someone at the airport and he advised me that the frequency had been changed from 123.0 to 123.05. As I fly to this airport often I can see that I just took it for granted that the frequency was the same. It may be of value to make a special point of frequency changes to local pilots in the area of their airports so that this kind of situation, which was caused by complacency does not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT LANDS ON OCCUPIED RWY, USED WRONG FREQ FOR TA IN TFC PATTERN PROC. NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE EXECUTING A LNDG AT VISALIA ARPT, I ASKED FRESNO APCH FOR ACTIVE RWY, THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ONE BUT GAVE ME WINDS OF 120 DEGS AT 3 MPH. I CALLED OVER ADVISORY FREQ AT 6 MI OUT FOR A STRAIGHT IN RWY 12, AGAIN AT 3 MI AND AGAIN AT 1 MI. I SAW 1 ACFT AT 6 MI OUT WHICH LOOKED LIKE HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 30. SINCE NO ONE WAS RESPONDING TO MY ANNOUNCED ARR I ASSUMED I SHOULD CONTINUE THE APCH. WHILE LNDG AND TURNING OFF THE RWY I NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT DEPARTING ON RWY 30. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NO ONE HAD ANSWERED MY CALLS UNTIL I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE AT THE ARPT AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE FREQ HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM 123.0 TO 123.05. AS I FLY TO THIS ARPT OFTEN I CAN SEE THAT I JUST TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT THE FREQ WAS THE SAME. IT MAY BE OF VALUE TO MAKE A SPECIAL POINT OF FREQ CHANGES TO LCL PLTS IN THE AREA OF THEIR ARPTS SO THAT THIS KIND OF SIT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY COMPLACENCY DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.