<< >> NASA ASRS Report 352440, November 1996

An air carrier MD80 crew was unable to contact its air carrier ground personnel while approaching hsv for landing.

Attributes
ACN	352440
Time
Date	199611
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	352440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	352201
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The captain had attempted to contact company operations at hsv on 129.20 for TA's several times, but nobody answered. The only station that responded was lit whom we had asked to relay our message to hsv to answer our calls. Lit told us hsv received our message, but we still could not raise hsv. The captain then tried to call dispatch through communication radio. They did not answer either. As we were on the approach to hsv, we saw the runway 15 NM out, canceled IFR with ZME about 4 NM out and landed. At the gate the agent informed us she never heard our calls on either of the 2 radios. Supplemental information from acn 352201: I decided the safest thing I should do is concentrate on traffic lookout and advisories (CTAF) and help the first officer with approach. Ground crew and agent were waiting at the gate. They never heard calls. Agent said she tried hand held as well as company radio.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ITS ACR GND PERSONNEL WHILE APCHING HSV FOR LNDG.

Narrative: THE CAPT HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT COMPANY OPS AT HSV ON 129.20 FOR TA'S SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOBODY ANSWERED. THE ONLY STATION THAT RESPONDED WAS LIT WHOM WE HAD ASKED TO RELAY OUR MESSAGE TO HSV TO ANSWER OUR CALLS. LIT TOLD US HSV RECEIVED OUR MESSAGE, BUT WE STILL COULD NOT RAISE HSV. THE CAPT THEN TRIED TO CALL DISPATCH THROUGH COM RADIO. THEY DID NOT ANSWER EITHER. AS WE WERE ON THE APCH TO HSV, WE SAW THE RWY 15 NM OUT, CANCELED IFR WITH ZME ABOUT 4 NM OUT AND LANDED. AT THE GATE THE AGENT INFORMED US SHE NEVER HEARD OUR CALLS ON EITHER OF THE 2 RADIOS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 352201: I DECIDED THE SAFEST THING I SHOULD DO IS CONCENTRATE ON TFC LOOKOUT AND ADVISORIES (CTAF) AND HELP THE FO WITH APCH. GND CREW AND AGENT WERE WAITING AT THE GATE. THEY NEVER HEARD CALLS. AGENT SAID SHE TRIED HAND HELD AS WELL AS COMPANY RADIO.

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.