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Pilot of cpr twin turbo propeller lost communications during final approach resulting in not contacting tower for landing authority/authorized and causing another aircraft to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 286126 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord tower : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 286126 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While inbound for the visual approach runway 14L at ord on oct/xx/94, at approximately XA00 pm and after having received 'cleared for the visual approach runway 14L hold short runway 22R,' I acknowledged the clearance. Shortly after passing the OM I tried to call approach to ask to be switched to the tower. I repeated my call to approach and again received no reply. I then tried to call tower and was unable to make anyone hear me. I tried approach and the secondary tower frequency again. No answer was received and I had to land without talking to the tower controller. The frequencys were all very busy. The airplane that was on final for runway 22R, and (air carrier) 757 I think, went around. I located my backup microphone once on the ground and called tower. They were busy and told me to contact ground control without asking for an explanation. The landing was made and I held short of the runway as instructed by approach. There was no danger to anyone, but I believe that the other aircraft was sent around just in case. It was unfortunate that an airliner had to go around, but a good job by the controllers. I am having my transmitter and push to talk switch checked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF CPR TWIN TURBO PROP LOST COMS DURING FINAL APCH RESULTING IN NOT CONTACTING TWR FOR LNDG AUTH AND CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO GAR.
Narrative: WHILE INBOUND FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 14L AT ORD ON OCT/XX/94, AT APPROX XA00 PM AND AFTER HAVING RECEIVED 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 14L HOLD SHORT RWY 22R,' I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE OM I TRIED TO CALL APCH TO ASK TO BE SWITCHED TO THE TWR. I REPEATED MY CALL TO APCH AND AGAIN RECEIVED NO REPLY. I THEN TRIED TO CALL TWR AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANYONE HEAR ME. I TRIED APCH AND THE SECONDARY TWR FREQ AGAIN. NO ANSWER WAS RECEIVED AND I HAD TO LAND WITHOUT TALKING TO THE TWR CTLR. THE FREQS WERE ALL VERY BUSY. THE AIRPLANE THAT WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 22R, AND (ACR) 757 I THINK, WENT AROUND. I LOCATED MY BACKUP MIKE ONCE ON THE GND AND CALLED TWR. THEY WERE BUSY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT GND CTL WITHOUT ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION. THE LNDG WAS MADE AND I HELD SHORT OF THE RWY AS INSTRUCTED BY APCH. THERE WAS NO DANGER TO ANYONE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS SENT AROUND JUST IN CASE. IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT AN AIRLINER HAD TO GAR, BUT A GOOD JOB BY THE CTLRS. I AM HAVING MY XMITTER AND PUSH TO TALK SWITCH CHKED.
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.