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Pilot reporter switches from approach to tower frequency after apparent lost communication with approach. Tower questioned if pilot had been handed off by approach. Tower implies no advanced notice of inbound flight verbal or automated. Operational deviation, no interfacility coordination prior to class C entry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogg |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 332289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 332453 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
'Routine and complacent behavior may have led me to enter class C airspace without establishing 2-WAY radio communication!' on the morning of apr/xx/96, I was finishing a routine patrol along the maui coastline searching for schools of fish. I turned inbound to land and contacted approach control as I've done hundreds of times in the same spot over the past 10 yrs. My short term memory recalls copying a squawk code and proceeding inbound. As I reached the drag strip (where I'm usually talking to tower) I realized I haven't heard anything from approach control. I attempted 2 radio calls, with no response from ATC, so I switched frequency to tower, reported my position and intentions, then was cleared to land by tower. Tower asked if I was handed off by approach control. I replied I could not reach approach control for a handoff. By this time I may have been inside class C airspace. My daily routine is radar contact at the coastline and switch to tower shortly thereafter. Supplemental information from acn 332453: maui approach control's manually initiated computer automated transfer of radar identify procedures are inadequate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPTR SWITCHES FROM APCH TO TWR FREQ AFTER APPARENT LOST COM WITH APCH. TWR QUESTIONED IF PLT HAD BEEN HANDED OFF BY APCH. TWR IMPLIES NO ADVANCED NOTICE OF INBOUND FLT VERBAL OR AUTOMATED. OPDEV, NO INTERFAC COORD PRIOR TO CLASS C ENTRY.
Narrative: 'ROUTINE AND COMPLACENT BEHAVIOR MAY HAVE LED ME TO ENTER CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING 2-WAY RADIO COM!' ON THE MORNING OF APR/XX/96, I WAS FINISHING A ROUTINE PATROL ALONG THE MAUI COASTLINE SEARCHING FOR SCHOOLS OF FISH. I TURNED INBOUND TO LAND AND CONTACTED APCH CTL AS I'VE DONE HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE SAME SPOT OVER THE PAST 10 YRS. MY SHORT TERM MEMORY RECALLS COPYING A SQUAWK CODE AND PROCEEDING INBOUND. AS I REACHED THE DRAG STRIP (WHERE I'M USUALLY TALKING TO TWR) I REALIZED I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM APCH CTL. I ATTEMPTED 2 RADIO CALLS, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ATC, SO I SWITCHED FREQ TO TWR, RPTED MY POS AND INTENTIONS, THEN WAS CLRED TO LAND BY TWR. TWR ASKED IF I WAS HANDED OFF BY APCH CTL. I REPLIED I COULD NOT REACH APCH CTL FOR A HDOF. BY THIS TIME I MAY HAVE BEEN INSIDE CLASS C AIRSPACE. MY DAILY ROUTINE IS RADAR CONTACT AT THE COASTLINE AND SWITCH TO TWR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 332453: MAUI APCH CTL'S MANUALLY INITIATED COMPUTER AUTOMATED TRANSFER OF RADAR IDENT PROCS ARE INADEQUATE.
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.