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Pilot stopped listening to controling auths of ATC. Sinus block and company radio chores were distractions. Failed to switch from approach control to tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323372 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2180 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 323372 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| 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:
Sinus blockage during descent caused enough pain to completely distract pilot. After being told to 'make a straight in approach for runway 3' by abq approach, the pilot switched frequencys to notify ground cargo operator of arrival at which time facial pain distracted enough so that I did not switch back to approach, and therefore was never handed off to abq tower and landed without a landing clearance. When nearing the turnoff taxiway I noticed the situation and called ground control. They advised me they had tried to contact me but said nothing more. Before the flight I had no problems with my sinuses or any other indication I would. ATC should have been notified of my situation and the descent shallowed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT STOPPED LISTENING TO CTLING AUTHS OF ATC. SINUS BLOCK AND COMPANY RADIO CHORES WERE DISTRACTIONS. FAILED TO SWITCH FROM APCH CTL TO TWR.
Narrative: SINUS BLOCKAGE DURING DSCNT CAUSED ENOUGH PAIN TO COMPLETELY DISTRACT PLT. AFTER BEING TOLD TO 'MAKE A STRAIGHT IN APCH FOR RWY 3' BY ABQ APCH, THE PLT SWITCHED FREQS TO NOTIFY GND CARGO OPERATOR OF ARR AT WHICH TIME FACIAL PAIN DISTRACTED ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT SWITCH BACK TO APCH, AND THEREFORE WAS NEVER HANDED OFF TO ABQ TWR AND LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. WHEN NEARING THE TURNOFF TXWY I NOTICED THE SIT AND CALLED GND CTL. THEY ADVISED ME THEY HAD TRIED TO CONTACT ME BUT SAID NOTHING MORE. BEFORE THE FLT I HAD NO PROBS WITH MY SINUSES OR ANY OTHER INDICATION I WOULD. ATC SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF MY SIT AND THE DSCNT SHALLOWED.
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.