Narrative:

We were a flight of 3 on a flight note inbound for kenora, ontario. We were monitoring frequency 126.7, 122.2 and 132.2. At approximately 15 mi north of kenora I heard on frequency 132.2 the controller advising another plane that he had 3 planes sbound north of kenora 12 mi, altitude unknown. I immediately called on frequency 132.2 to advise the controller of our position and altitude of 3000 ft. I received no answer on that frequency after calling 4 times. At that point we were 7 mi out of kenora. I then called on 122.2 and got no response on that frequency. One of the other pilots, monitoring 126.7, made contact with a commuter flight in the kenora area and we got an altimeter setting for kenora from him. We then tried 122.2 3 more times with no response, so all 3 planes went to common unicom frequency of 122.8 as we circled the field and announced our intentions. Our #1 plane was on short final, ready to land, #2 was just turning base for runway 25 when we saw a twin-engine airplane east of the field headed northwest. We advised the third plane that was entering downwind, of the twin-engine airplane and the 3 of us landed. Upon canceling our flight note at the flight service station, we were advised by them of a possible violation and complaint. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter owns a C180 and was on a tour with 2 other C185's. The pilot of the commuter filed a complaint with the caa because of the close proximity and non-communication of the flight of 3. An airport line boy told the reporter that no one was around to determine whether or not the aircraft were communicating because they were all out watching for their arrival with binoculars. The commuter involved had recently lost 2 of its fleet in a midair collision. The caa contacted the local FSDO with this information and it was determined that sensitivities were high, but no action would be taken against the flight of 3. No evasive action was taken in this incident although the twin did go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT OF 3'S INABILITY TO COM AT UNCTLED FIELD CAUSED A COMMUTER TO GAR. THE CAPT OF THE COMMUTER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CAA.

Narrative: WE WERE A FLT OF 3 ON A FLT NOTE INBOUND FOR KENORA, ONTARIO. WE WERE MONITORING FREQ 126.7, 122.2 AND 132.2. AT APPROX 15 MI N OF KENORA I HEARD ON FREQ 132.2 THE CTLR ADVISING ANOTHER PLANE THAT HE HAD 3 PLANES SBOUND N OF KENORA 12 MI, ALT UNKNOWN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ON FREQ 132.2 TO ADVISE THE CTLR OF OUR POS AND ALT OF 3000 FT. I RECEIVED NO ANSWER ON THAT FREQ AFTER CALLING 4 TIMES. AT THAT POINT WE WERE 7 MI OUT OF KENORA. I THEN CALLED ON 122.2 AND GOT NO RESPONSE ON THAT FREQ. ONE OF THE OTHER PLTS, MONITORING 126.7, MADE CONTACT WITH A COMMUTER FLT IN THE KENORA AREA AND WE GOT AN ALTIMETER SETTING FOR KENORA FROM HIM. WE THEN TRIED 122.2 3 MORE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE, SO ALL 3 PLANES WENT TO COMMON UNICOM FREQ OF 122.8 AS WE CIRCLED THE FIELD AND ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTIONS. OUR #1 PLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL, READY TO LAND, #2 WAS JUST TURNING BASE FOR RWY 25 WHEN WE SAW A TWIN-ENG AIRPLANE E OF THE FIELD HEADED NW. WE ADVISED THE THIRD PLANE THAT WAS ENTERING DOWNWIND, OF THE TWIN-ENG AIRPLANE AND THE 3 OF US LANDED. UPON CANCELING OUR FLT NOTE AT THE FLT SVC STATION, WE WERE ADVISED BY THEM OF A POSSIBLE VIOLATION AND COMPLAINT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR OWNS A C180 AND WAS ON A TOUR WITH 2 OTHER C185'S. THE PLT OF THE COMMUTER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CAA BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROX AND NON-COM OF THE FLT OF 3. AN ARPT LINE BOY TOLD THE RPTR THAT NO ONE WAS AROUND TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE ACFT WERE COMMUNICATING BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL OUT WATCHING FOR THEIR ARR WITH BINOCULARS. THE COMMUTER INVOLVED HAD RECENTLY LOST 2 OF ITS FLEET IN A MIDAIR COLLISION. THE CAA CONTACTED THE LCL FSDO WITH THIS INFO AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SENSITIVITIES WERE HIGH, BUT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST THE FLT OF 3. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THIS INCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE TWIN DID GAR.

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.