Entering traffic area at uncontrolled airport, reporter flight crew tuned wrong frequency for unicom...

Attributes
ACN	331650
Time
Date	199603
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vpz
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	331650
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	331648
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing at vpz an uncontrolled airport we attempted to call unicom and ask for an airport advisory. We got no response. We attempted again. No response so we advised that we were landing straight in on runway 09. On a 2 mi final we saw a commander high on a left base. We considered him to be no problem as he was 1000 ft approximately above us so we continued and landed. On the ramp we discovered we were not on the correct frequency. We were on 128.0 instead of 122.8. The commander had gone around. Our passenger were waiting at the aircraft when we shut down and loaded our passenger and started taxiing. We heard the commander calling us so we talked to him on the radio. He was very upset and we were not able to have a very professional conversation. Upon landing at our home base the PF called mr X and explained the situation to him. We were flying a number of short legs this day and it was getting close to the end of our day. We dialed in the wrong frequency and did not catch our mistake until we were on the ramp. The crew felt bad about the aircraft going around, but at no time was our aircraft or the other aircraft in danger. In the event of no communication we still were vigilant in looking for traffic and were operating with all available lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENTERING TFC AREA AT UNCTLED ARPT, RPTR FLC TUNED WRONG FREQ FOR UNICOM SO WAS NOT RECEIVING NOR XMITTING. APPARENTLY THEY CUT ANOTHER ACFT OUT OF THE PATTERN WHO HAD TO DO A GAR.

Narrative: LNDG AT VPZ AN UNCTLED ARPT WE ATTEMPTED TO CALL UNICOM AND ASK FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY. WE GOT NO RESPONSE. WE ATTEMPTED AGAIN. NO RESPONSE SO WE ADVISED THAT WE WERE LNDG STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 09. ON A 2 MI FINAL WE SAW A COMMANDER HIGH ON A L BASE. WE CONSIDERED HIM TO BE NO PROB AS HE WAS 1000 FT APPROX ABOVE US SO WE CONTINUED AND LANDED. ON THE RAMP WE DISCOVERED WE WERE NOT ON THE CORRECT FREQ. WE WERE ON 128.0 INSTEAD OF 122.8. THE COMMANDER HAD GONE AROUND. OUR PAX WERE WAITING AT THE ACFT WHEN WE SHUT DOWN AND LOADED OUR PAX AND STARTED TAXIING. WE HEARD THE COMMANDER CALLING US SO WE TALKED TO HIM ON THE RADIO. HE WAS VERY UPSET AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATION. UPON LNDG AT OUR HOME BASE THE PF CALLED MR X AND EXPLAINED THE SIT TO HIM. WE WERE FLYING A NUMBER OF SHORT LEGS THIS DAY AND IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF OUR DAY. WE DIALED IN THE WRONG FREQ AND DID NOT CATCH OUR MISTAKE UNTIL WE WERE ON THE RAMP. THE CREW FELT BAD ABOUT THE ACFT GOING AROUND, BUT AT NO TIME WAS OUR ACFT OR THE OTHER ACFT IN DANGER. IN THE EVENT OF NO COM WE STILL WERE VIGILANT IN LOOKING FOR TFC AND WERE OPERATING WITH ALL AVAILABLE LIGHTS.

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.

Entering traffic area at uncontrolled airport, reporter flight crew tuned wrong frequency for unicom so was not receiving nor transmitting. Apparently they cut another aircraft out of the pattern who had to do a go around.