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Attributes | |
ACN | 287626 |
Time | |
Date | 199411 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : iwa |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : iwa |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 350 |
ASRS Report | 287626 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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 |
Narrative:
The reason for the flight was pleasure and sight. On approaching williams airport, approximately 10 mi southeast, I called the tower repeatedly on frequency 118.8 indicating my position and requesting landing instructions. I was not able to contact the tower. A very careful survey of ground and air showed no movement of anything, so I proceeded to land. I taxied to the fuel position, nobody was around. I located a welder in one of the buildings who told me that the fuel man was around and he did show up. I fueled up with 27.4 gallons of gas. Since there was no activity, I got in the aircraft and called the tower again requesting taxi instructions to takeoff position. I received no reply. I taxied away to runway 12R. Again, I called the tower repeatedly on frequency 118.8. I concluded that the tower was closed. I carefully looked in all directions, watched a twin land, clear the runway, and I took off. I carry 2 charts in the aircraft, a current chart for visual planning and an expired chart for drawing lines and calculating distance. I carelessly took the airport frequency off of the expired chart. I deeply regret this careless action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT REFERRING TO OLD CHART CALLED TWR ON WRONG FREQ INBOUND AND, NOT RECEIVING AN ANSWER, ASSUMED THERE WAS NO TWR. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AND DEPARTED AND TRAVERSED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE NEVER MAKING RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TWR.
Narrative: THE REASON FOR THE FLT WAS PLEASURE AND SIGHT. ON APCHING WILLIAMS ARPT, APPROX 10 MI SE, I CALLED THE TWR REPEATEDLY ON FREQ 118.8 INDICATING MY POS AND REQUESTING LNDG INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THE TWR. A VERY CAREFUL SURVEY OF GND AND AIR SHOWED NO MOVEMENT OF ANYTHING, SO I PROCEEDED TO LAND. I TAXIED TO THE FUEL POS, NOBODY WAS AROUND. I LOCATED A WELDER IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WHO TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL MAN WAS AROUND AND HE DID SHOW UP. I FUELED UP WITH 27.4 GALLONS OF GAS. SINCE THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY, I GOT IN THE ACFT AND CALLED THE TWR AGAIN REQUESTING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TKOF POS. I RECEIVED NO REPLY. I TAXIED AWAY TO RWY 12R. AGAIN, I CALLED THE TWR REPEATEDLY ON FREQ 118.8. I CONCLUDED THAT THE TWR WAS CLOSED. I CAREFULLY LOOKED IN ALL DIRECTIONS, WATCHED A TWIN LAND, CLR THE RWY, AND I TOOK OFF. I CARRY 2 CHARTS IN THE ACFT, A CURRENT CHART FOR VISUAL PLANNING AND AN EXPIRED CHART FOR DRAWING LINES AND CALCULATING DISTANCE. I CARELESSLY TOOK THE ARPT FREQ OFF OF THE EXPIRED CHART. I DEEPLY REGRET THIS CARELESS ACTION.
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.