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Small aircraft C172 pilot attempts landing at airport without checking special NOTAMS to determine FAA has installed temporary tower to accommodate an event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fld |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fld |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2005 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 409740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During the morning, I was flying VFR from det to appleton. I was monitoring fond du lac unicom, and while 30 mi out I heard an aircraft call for a runway, then roger landing runway 36. I never heard unicom. Starting at 20 mi out I tried to call them about landing for fuel and never got an answer. As I crossed over the runway above pattern altitude I noticed a couple of aircraft in the pattern, so I got in sequence. When turning final I heard over unicom that there was a temporary tower, with frequency. As I quickly tuned the radio, I chose to do a go around. As I did, I heard the tower call my color and type. I rocked my wings as instructed. They sequenced me into a normal landing. While I realize that this whole situation was my fault, I feel that when I was monitoring the ASOS that there should be a way to announce 'special NOTAMS in effect.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA C172 PLT ATTEMPTS LNDG AT ARPT WITHOUT CHKING SPECIAL NOTAMS TO DETERMINE FAA HAS INSTALLED TEMPORARY TWR TO ACCOMMODATE AN EVENT.
Narrative: DURING THE MORNING, I WAS FLYING VFR FROM DET TO APPLETON. I WAS MONITORING FOND DU LAC UNICOM, AND WHILE 30 MI OUT I HEARD AN ACFT CALL FOR A RWY, THEN ROGER LNDG RWY 36. I NEVER HEARD UNICOM. STARTING AT 20 MI OUT I TRIED TO CALL THEM ABOUT LNDG FOR FUEL AND NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. AS I CROSSED OVER THE RWY ABOVE PATTERN ALT I NOTICED A COUPLE OF ACFT IN THE PATTERN, SO I GOT IN SEQUENCE. WHEN TURNING FINAL I HEARD OVER UNICOM THAT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY TWR, WITH FREQ. AS I QUICKLY TUNED THE RADIO, I CHOSE TO DO A GAR. AS I DID, I HEARD THE TWR CALL MY COLOR AND TYPE. I ROCKED MY WINGS AS INSTRUCTED. THEY SEQUENCED ME INTO A NORMAL LNDG. WHILE I REALIZE THAT THIS WHOLE SIT WAS MY FAULT, I FEEL THAT WHEN I WAS MONITORING THE ASOS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO ANNOUNCE 'SPECIAL NOTAMS IN EFFECT.'
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.