Narrative:

10 mi outside of shreveport, called tower (dtl), gave them my intentions. I indicated we were coming in for overnight stay to go to local casinos. They gave me squawk code. I idented and they recognized. They indicated that a local municipal airport was closer. I requested them to vector me to this airport. They indicated 3 mi directly east or dead ahead on our current course. I asked for frequency. They indicated 123.00. I called this frequency without response on 3 occasions. I tuned back to shreveport to ask why no answer. They explained this is uncontrolled airport. I tuned back to 123.00 and announced my downwind to traffic. Immediately on downwind leg, I began to notice many B52 bombers parked and no civilian aircraft in sight. I could not raise anyone on the radio and was unable to check map or GPS while over a populated area (needing both hands to maintain full control of the aircraft at low altitude. I landed in wide open area in plain site in front of the control tower. After sitting down, I tuned into the GPS and looked at map to find location was barksdale AFB. I got their frequency and called the tower to explain our situation. We were instructed to hold. Tower then came back on and said that we should shut down, that it was out of her control and up to security. We were then taken into custody after being searched, handcuffed and aircraft searched by dogs. We remained separated in interrogation for 3 hours before release. Our stories all matched per the investigators whom confirmed and agreed we did the right thing. Hopefully, the controllers can utilize this information to realize how important they are to the pilot who is depending on accurate information to be conveyed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT LANDS AT MIL FIELD WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: 10 MI OUTSIDE OF SHREVEPORT, CALLED TWR (DTL), GAVE THEM MY INTENTIONS. I INDICATED WE WERE COMING IN FOR OVERNIGHT STAY TO GO TO LCL CASINOS. THEY GAVE ME SQUAWK CODE. I IDENTED AND THEY RECOGNIZED. THEY INDICATED THAT A LCL MUNICIPAL ARPT WAS CLOSER. I REQUESTED THEM TO VECTOR ME TO THIS ARPT. THEY INDICATED 3 MI DIRECTLY E OR DEAD AHEAD ON OUR CURRENT COURSE. I ASKED FOR FREQ. THEY INDICATED 123.00. I CALLED THIS FREQ WITHOUT RESPONSE ON 3 OCCASIONS. I TUNED BACK TO SHREVEPORT TO ASK WHY NO ANSWER. THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS UNCTLED ARPT. I TUNED BACK TO 123.00 AND ANNOUNCED MY DOWNWIND TO TFC. IMMEDIATELY ON DOWNWIND LEG, I BEGAN TO NOTICE MANY B52 BOMBERS PARKED AND NO CIVILIAN ACFT IN SIGHT. I COULD NOT RAISE ANYONE ON THE RADIO AND WAS UNABLE TO CHK MAP OR GPS WHILE OVER A POPULATED AREA (NEEDING BOTH HANDS TO MAINTAIN FULL CTL OF THE ACFT AT LOW ALT. I LANDED IN WIDE OPEN AREA IN PLAIN SITE IN FRONT OF THE CTL TWR. AFTER SITTING DOWN, I TUNED INTO THE GPS AND LOOKED AT MAP TO FIND LOCATION WAS BARKSDALE AFB. I GOT THEIR FREQ AND CALLED THE TWR TO EXPLAIN OUR SIT. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD. TWR THEN CAME BACK ON AND SAID THAT WE SHOULD SHUT DOWN, THAT IT WAS OUT OF HER CTL AND UP TO SECURITY. WE WERE THEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER BEING SEARCHED, HANDCUFFED AND ACFT SEARCHED BY DOGS. WE REMAINED SEPARATED IN INTERROGATION FOR 3 HRS BEFORE RELEASE. OUR STORIES ALL MATCHED PER THE INVESTIGATORS WHOM CONFIRMED AND AGREED WE DID THE RIGHT THING. HOPEFULLY, THE CTLRS CAN UTILIZE THIS INFO TO REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO THE PLT WHO IS DEPENDING ON ACCURATE INFO TO BE CONVEYED.

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.