While on a cross country training flight an instructor and student were unable to contact the tower ...

Attributes
ACN	329577
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tyr
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tyr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 340
ASRS Report	329577
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student did the flight plan for the cross country to tyler pounds from willspoint. I checked the overall plans and we proceeded to fly. About 10 mi out we switched the radio to ATIS broadcast to get our information for our approach and tower frequency. The ATIS broadcast did not give the tower frequency or at least I did not hear it. The student switched frequency and made his call for our clearance instructions. We did not receive any. After several attempts to contact the tower, I observed the flow of traffic and used what we received on the ATIS broadcast, and made an approach to the grass on the north end of the airport, next to the ramp, staying clear of all fixed wing traffic in the air and on the ground. At this point I checked the radios and found the student did not have the right frequency dialed in on the radio. I then corrected it and called the tower to check the radio and to let them know what had happened. If I would have heard the frequency broadcast on ATIS I would have corrected the problem before it happened. I listened to ATIS several times after and never heard it broadcast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ON A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT THE TWR WHILE INBOUND, BUT LANDED ANYWAY. AFTER LNDG, THE INSTRUCTOR PLT DISCOVERED THAT THE STUDENT HAD SET THE WRONG FREQ. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MY STUDENT DID THE FLT PLAN FOR THE XCOUNTRY TO TYLER POUNDS FROM WILLSPOINT. I CHKED THE OVERALL PLANS AND WE PROCEEDED TO FLY. ABOUT 10 MI OUT WE SWITCHED THE RADIO TO ATIS BROADCAST TO GET OUR INFO FOR OUR APCH AND TWR FREQ. THE ATIS BROADCAST DID NOT GIVE THE TWR FREQ OR AT LEAST I DID NOT HEAR IT. THE STUDENT SWITCHED FREQ AND MADE HIS CALL FOR OUR CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE TWR, I OBSERVED THE FLOW OF TFC AND USED WHAT WE RECEIVED ON THE ATIS BROADCAST, AND MADE AN APCH TO THE GRASS ON THE N END OF THE ARPT, NEXT TO THE RAMP, STAYING CLR OF ALL FIXED WING TFC IN THE AIR AND ON THE GND. AT THIS POINT I CHKED THE RADIOS AND FOUND THE STUDENT DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT FREQ DIALED IN ON THE RADIO. I THEN CORRECTED IT AND CALLED THE TWR TO CHK THE RADIO AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IF I WOULD HAVE HEARD THE FREQ BROADCAST ON ATIS I WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE PROB BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I LISTENED TO ATIS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER AND NEVER HEARD IT BROADCAST.

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.

While on a cross country training flight an instructor and student were unable to contact the tower while inbound, but landed anyway. After landing, the instructor pilot discovered that the student had set the wrong frequency. Unauthorized penetration of airspace.