Narrative:

I took off from spring creek. I could not put on enough fuel to get to little rock, because the runway was short, 3300 ft, and the temperature was in the 90's. About 15 mins into the flight, I realized I had left my chart at spring creek where I'd taken it out of another aircraft to plot the course and select fuel stops. I found a '95 chart in the 414 which I proceeded to use. I had planned to land at dixon airport after about 1 hour flight time, but I was unable to raise anyone on unicom. I contacted another airport in the area, but they said they could not get in touch with the fuel truck driver. I then looked up a third airport, it was jackson. The chart frequencys on my GPS were unicom 122.95 and CTAF 123.6. I tried both of these frequencys several times with no response. I entered left downwind for runway 2. After the radio calls, scanning the runway and traffic pattern for aircraft. The windsock was showing calm winds. I called left base and turned on a 3 mi final. I noticed a C172 about 400 ft from me. I continued the approach and landed. On rollout, I noticed that the airport did have a tower. When I parked, I was met by airport security. To prevent this from occurring, I will not assume I've put my chart in the aircraft. I will physically pick it up and look at it before engine start.

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Title: A CESSNA 414 PLT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC AFTER AN NMAC AT MKL. ERROR ADMITTED, HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT CHART IN THE ACFT.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM SPRING CREEK. I COULD NOT PUT ON ENOUGH FUEL TO GET TO LITTLE ROCK, BECAUSE THE RWY WAS SHORT, 3300 FT, AND THE TEMP WAS IN THE 90'S. ABOUT 15 MINS INTO THE FLT, I REALIZED I HAD LEFT MY CHART AT SPRING CREEK WHERE I'D TAKEN IT OUT OF ANOTHER ACFT TO PLOT THE COURSE AND SELECT FUEL STOPS. I FOUND A '95 CHART IN THE 414 WHICH I PROCEEDED TO USE. I HAD PLANNED TO LAND AT DIXON ARPT AFTER ABOUT 1 HR FLT TIME, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO RAISE ANYONE ON UNICOM. I CONTACTED ANOTHER ARPT IN THE AREA, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER. I THEN LOOKED UP A THIRD ARPT, IT WAS JACKSON. THE CHART FREQS ON MY GPS WERE UNICOM 122.95 AND CTAF 123.6. I TRIED BOTH OF THESE FREQS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. I ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 2. AFTER THE RADIO CALLS, SCANNING THE RWY AND TFC PATTERN FOR ACFT. THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING CALM WINDS. I CALLED L BASE AND TURNED ON A 3 MI FINAL. I NOTICED A C172 ABOUT 400 FT FROM ME. I CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED. ON ROLLOUT, I NOTICED THAT THE ARPT DID HAVE A TWR. WHEN I PARKED, I WAS MET BY ARPT SECURITY. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING, I WILL NOT ASSUME I'VE PUT MY CHART IN THE ACFT. I WILL PHYSICALLY PICK IT UP AND LOOK AT IT BEFORE ENG START.

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.