Small aircraft pilot landed without clearance. The airport has an operating control tower, but the pilot was unaware of this and made a call to unicom and position calls on the CTAF instead. The pilot was informed of his error after landing. Unauthorized penetration of class D airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	330617
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ifp
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ifp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 730
ASRS Report	330617
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Before landing at bullhead city airport, I called unicom for landing information. I received a reply, 'active runway 36.' as I approached the airport, I announced my base leg and final on that frequency. As I landed, I saw a large jet at the opposite end of the runway turned perpendicular to the runway direction. I continued to land. As I taxied to transient parking, I was notified by the airport personnel that I landed the wrong way and did not contact the tower. I told them that I had spoken to someone on unicom. They said that there was another airport 10 mi away with the same runway numbers 36 and that was their unicom frequency. After checking my map, I found that it was an old frequency that was no longer used. I am in error for not looking at the current map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. THE ARPT HAS AN OPERATING CTL TWR, BUT THE PLT WAS UNAWARE OF THIS AND MADE A CALL TO UNICOM AND POS CALLS ON THE CTAF INSTEAD. THE PLT WAS INFORMED OF HIS ERROR AFTER LNDG. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: BEFORE LNDG AT BULLHEAD CITY ARPT, I CALLED UNICOM FOR LNDG INFO. I RECEIVED A REPLY, 'ACTIVE RWY 36.' AS I APCHED THE ARPT, I ANNOUNCED MY BASE LEG AND FINAL ON THAT FREQ. AS I LANDED, I SAW A LARGE JET AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY DIRECTION. I CONTINUED TO LAND. AS I TAXIED TO TRANSIENT PARKING, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE ARPT PERSONNEL THAT I LANDED THE WRONG WAY AND DID NOT CONTACT THE TWR. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO SOMEONE ON UNICOM. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ARPT 10 MI AWAY WITH THE SAME RWY NUMBERS 36 AND THAT WAS THEIR UNICOM FREQ. AFTER CHKING MY MAP, I FOUND THAT IT WAS AN OLD FREQ THAT WAS NO LONGER USED. I AM IN ERROR FOR NOT LOOKING AT THE CURRENT MAP.

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.