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Pilot of a law enforcement md helicopter 500 entered class D airspace and landed without contacting tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tup.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tup.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | MD Helicopter 500/C/D/E/L |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 448710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR ferry flight to tupelo for maintenance. Called gwo FSS for briefing -- nothing unusual, VFR WX en route, no NOTAMS received. Had not been to tup for 3 months. Was not aware that ATC control tower commissioned on sep/xa/99. Called on CTAF 123.05, announced intentions. Proceeded to guard ramp. On spool down, female voice on 123.05 advised me of tower frequency 118.77, that tower had been commissioned. Sectional chart I was using was due to expire and had no mention of tower. On departure, called tower on 118.77, departed normally. No mention was made of my arrival. Maintenance personnel said people were coming in unaware of tower. He told me he neglected to tell me about tower operations. Just a case of communication breakdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT MD HELI 500 ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR.
Narrative: VFR FERRY FLT TO TUPELO FOR MAINT. CALLED GWO FSS FOR BRIEFING -- NOTHING UNUSUAL, VFR WX ENRTE, NO NOTAMS RECEIVED. HAD NOT BEEN TO TUP FOR 3 MONTHS. WAS NOT AWARE THAT ATC CTL TWR COMMISSIONED ON SEP/XA/99. CALLED ON CTAF 123.05, ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS. PROCEEDED TO GUARD RAMP. ON SPOOL DOWN, FEMALE VOICE ON 123.05 ADVISED ME OF TWR FREQ 118.77, THAT TWR HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED. SECTIONAL CHART I WAS USING WAS DUE TO EXPIRE AND HAD NO MENTION OF TWR. ON DEP, CALLED TWR ON 118.77, DEPARTED NORMALLY. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF MY ARR. MAINT PERSONNEL SAID PEOPLE WERE COMING IN UNAWARE OF TWR. HE TOLD ME HE NEGLECTED TO TELL ME ABOUT TWR OPS. JUST A CASE OF COM BREAKDOWN.
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.