Inexperienced pilot remains on wrong frequency and lands on ramp. Night flight.

Attributes
ACN	292287
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hhr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hhr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 140
ASRS Report	292287
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Friday, dec/xx/94 landing at hawthorn airport taking off from compton heading south flying over long beach area. Calling from long beach to hawthorn frequency (around the tower closing time). Calling again later when coming in at 45 degree always looking outside for traffic. At all times not hearing traffic nor tower and announcing downwind base and when calling for final maintaining visual contact with an airplane at the taxiway waiting for me to land. Tower informed that I landed on the ramp. Also, that I didn't call in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED PLT REMAINS ON WRONG FREQ AND LANDS ON RAMP. NIGHT FLT.

Narrative: FRIDAY, DEC/XX/94 LNDG AT HAWTHORN ARPT TAKING OFF FROM COMPTON HDG S FLYING OVER LONG BEACH AREA. CALLING FROM LONG BEACH TO HAWTHORN FREQ (AROUND THE TWR CLOSING TIME). CALLING AGAIN LATER WHEN COMING IN AT 45 DEG ALWAYS LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR TFC. AT ALL TIMES NOT HEARING TFC NOR TWR AND ANNOUNCING DOWNWIND BASE AND WHEN CALLING FOR FINAL MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH AN AIRPLANE AT THE TXWY WAITING FOR ME TO LAND. TWR INFORMED THAT I LANDED ON THE RAMP. ALSO, THAT I DIDN'T CALL IN.

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.