Temporary radio failure on approach and landing.

Attributes
ACN	302964
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou tower : ind
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	302964
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were on an approach to runway 22, downwind just prior to final/base turn. Approach cleared us for the visual approach and directed us to contact tower 118.7. We checked in with tower and then did not hear from tower for the remainder of the 3 mi final. We saw a green light from the tower and landed. After touchdown and rollout, we cleared the runway and switched to ground frequency. The ground controller cleared us to the gate. After reaching the gate, we were asked to contact tower. We called on 118.7 and they advised us they had attempted several times to contact us on final to no avail. They then stated they gave us the 'green light' clearance to land and when we came up on ground frequency it was the first they had heard from us since initial check-in. We had maintenance check all radios and made several radio checks on various frequencys with no recurrence of the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TEMPORARY RADIO FAILURE ON APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ON AN APCH TO RWY 22, DOWNWIND JUST PRIOR TO FINAL/BASE TURN. APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND DIRECTED US TO CONTACT TWR 118.7. WE CHKED IN WITH TWR AND THEN DID NOT HEAR FROM TWR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 3 MI FINAL. WE SAW A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TWR AND LANDED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, WE CLRED THE RWY AND SWITCHED TO GND FREQ. THE GND CTLR CLRED US TO THE GATE. AFTER REACHING THE GATE, WE WERE ASKED TO CONTACT TWR. WE CALLED ON 118.7 AND THEY ADVISED US THEY HAD ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT US ON FINAL TO NO AVAIL. THEY THEN STATED THEY GAVE US THE 'GREEN LIGHT' CLRNC TO LAND AND WHEN WE CAME UP ON GND FREQ IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD HEARD FROM US SINCE INITIAL CHK-IN. WE HAD MAINT CHK ALL RADIOS AND MADE SEVERAL RADIO CHKS ON VARIOUS FREQS WITH NO RECURRENCE OF THE 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.