Flight crew of an light transport cpr jet had trouble hearing landing clearance from tower but conti...

Attributes
ACN	260871
Time
Date	199312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ase
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7900 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ase
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	260871
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were #1 cleared VOR udr a approach to aspen airport, and approach controller handed us off to aspen tower. First officer made an initial contact to tower on 118.85 but no reply. He tried for 3 or 4 times but we hear a lot of static in the frequency making us believe we were cleared to land but just a poor radio reception. We broke out about 3 mi and 3000 ft AGL. Runways were clear. We landed on runway 33 and after turn off we contact ground on 121.9. Ground controller let us know about communication problem. After parking aircraft we checked radio and find out that after turning radio off, then on, it worked normally. We took off return to home base same day and have avionic technician check the radio to prevent further problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT CPR JET HAD TROUBLE HEARING LNDG CLRNC FROM TWR BUT CONTINUED TO LAND.

Narrative: WE WERE #1 CLRED VOR UDR A APCH TO ASPEN ARPT, AND APCH CTLR HANDED US OFF TO ASPEN TWR. FO MADE AN INITIAL CONTACT TO TWR ON 118.85 BUT NO REPLY. HE TRIED FOR 3 OR 4 TIMES BUT WE HEAR A LOT OF STATIC IN THE FREQ MAKING US BELIEVE WE WERE CLRED TO LAND BUT JUST A POOR RADIO RECEPTION. WE BROKE OUT ABOUT 3 MI AND 3000 FT AGL. RWYS WERE CLR. WE LANDED ON RWY 33 AND AFTER TURN OFF WE CONTACT GND ON 121.9. GND CTLR LET US KNOW ABOUT COM PROB. AFTER PARKING ACFT WE CHKED RADIO AND FIND OUT THAT AFTER TURNING RADIO OFF, THEN ON, IT WORKED NORMALLY. WE TOOK OFF RETURN TO HOME BASE SAME DAY AND HAVE AVIONIC TECHNICIAN CHK THE RADIO TO PREVENT FURTHER PROB.

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.

Flight crew of an light transport cpr jet had trouble hearing landing clearance from tower but continued to land.