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Pilot instructor of a PA28-200 lost communications with ATC after approach control instructed him to contact tower. Since he had not heard anyone by short final, and did not observe light signals from the tower, he returned to his non tower home base and called the tower via phone. Tower controller advised that he had been given light signals for landing, but he had never seen them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : huf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : huf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1160 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 401660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was talking to hulman approach and was told to start my base leg to runway 23 and contact tower on 118.30. When I switched frequency, I was unable to contact tower and then tried to go back to approach for a landing clearance. I was inbound for a touch and go. By this time, I was on short final and still unable to reach anyone. I did not see any light gun signals, so I choose to go around and exit their airspace. I had been monitoring approach before I entered their airspace and I knew they were not busy. I continued to return to my home base (3i3) and land. When I landed, I called the tower and told them I lost my radios and they said that light gun signals were given, but I did not see them and thought the best solution was to exit their airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT INSTRUCTOR OF A PA28-200 LOST COMS WITH ATC AFTER APCH CTL INSTRUCTED HIM TO CONTACT TWR. SINCE HE HAD NOT HEARD ANYONE BY SHORT FINAL, AND DID NOT OBSERVE LIGHT SIGNALS FROM THE TWR, HE RETURNED TO HIS NON TWR HOME BASE AND CALLED THE TWR VIA PHONE. TWR CTLR ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN GIVEN LIGHT SIGNALS FOR LNDG, BUT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THEM.
Narrative: I WAS TALKING TO HULMAN APCH AND WAS TOLD TO START MY BASE LEG TO RWY 23 AND CONTACT TWR ON 118.30. WHEN I SWITCHED FREQ, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR AND THEN TRIED TO GO BACK TO APCH FOR A LNDG CLRNC. I WAS INBOUND FOR A TOUCH AND GO. BY THIS TIME, I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND STILL UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE. I DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHT GUN SIGNALS, SO I CHOOSE TO GAR AND EXIT THEIR AIRSPACE. I HAD BEEN MONITORING APCH BEFORE I ENTERED THEIR AIRSPACE AND I KNEW THEY WERE NOT BUSY. I CONTINUED TO RETURN TO MY HOME BASE (3I3) AND LAND. WHEN I LANDED, I CALLED THE TWR AND TOLD THEM I LOST MY RADIOS AND THEY SAID THAT LIGHT GUN SIGNALS WERE GIVEN, BUT I DID NOT SEE THEM AND THOUGHT THE BEST SOLUTION WAS TO EXIT THEIR AIRSPACE.
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.