<< >> NASA ASRS Report 297257, February 1995

Reporter entered airport traffic area class D airspace and landed at the airport without contacting the tower.

Attributes
ACN	297257
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : enw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	297257
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Arriving at kenosha (enw) VFR, I called unicom on 122.7 listed on the current VFR chart and in my 'flight guide' as the current CTAF. I announced my arrival 10 mi east and asked for airport advisory -- no response. I continued inbound and announced wind entry and a right hand pattern to runway 24R. There was no traffic observed. There was a new tower there from which I could see no motion or light signals so I landed and taxied to the FBO to discover the tower is in operation. I received no call from the tower. I also discovered they have changed unicom frequency (the reason no one called me back). The tower change was not notamed even though it is not on the current VFR chart. It is (I found out later) in the new airport facilities directory and on the approach plates.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ENTERED ARPT TFC AREA CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LANDED AT THE ARPT WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR.

Narrative: ARRIVING AT KENOSHA (ENW) VFR, I CALLED UNICOM ON 122.7 LISTED ON THE CURRENT VFR CHART AND IN MY 'FLT GUIDE' AS THE CURRENT CTAF. I ANNOUNCED MY ARR 10 MI E AND ASKED FOR ARPT ADVISORY -- NO RESPONSE. I CONTINUED INBOUND AND ANNOUNCED WIND ENTRY AND A R HAND PATTERN TO RWY 24R. THERE WAS NO TFC OBSERVED. THERE WAS A NEW TWR THERE FROM WHICH I COULD SEE NO MOTION OR LIGHT SIGNALS SO I LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE FBO TO DISCOVER THE TWR IS IN OP. I RECEIVED NO CALL FROM THE TWR. I ALSO DISCOVERED THEY HAVE CHANGED UNICOM FREQ (THE REASON NO ONE CALLED ME BACK). THE TWR CHANGE WAS NOT NOTAMED EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT ON THE CURRENT VFR CHART. IT IS (I FOUND OUT LATER) IN THE NEW ARPT FACILITIES DIRECTORY AND ON THE APCH PLATES.

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.