A NORDO aircraft had a hard time finding the ATCT at ifp.

Attributes
ACN	315908
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ifp
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ifp tower : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	315908
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I lost radios on my approach to bullhead city airport. I overflew the airport at 3500 ft and saw no tower and no light signals. I observed traffic, entered left traffic and shot the approach with a successful landing. On the ground, I saw light signals coming from a small building. I complied with the light signals and spoke to the controller by telephone. The tower could not be distinguished from other buildings while in the air.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NORDO ACFT HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE ATCT AT IFP.

Narrative: I LOST RADIOS ON MY APCH TO BULLHEAD CITY ARPT. I OVERFLEW THE ARPT AT 3500 FT AND SAW NO TWR AND NO LIGHT SIGNALS. I OBSERVED TFC, ENTERED L TFC AND SHOT THE APCH WITH A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. ON THE GND, I SAW LIGHT SIGNALS COMING FROM A SMALL BUILDING. I COMPLIED WITH THE LIGHT SIGNALS AND SPOKE TO THE CTLR BY TELEPHONE. THE TWR COULD NOT BE DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER BUILDINGS WHILE IN THE AIR.

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.