A cpr turboprop landing without clearance at mcn, GA.

Attributes
ACN	505320
Time
Date	200103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcn.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	505320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	505121
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility Environmental Factor Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After 2 separate 2-3 min delays in controller's answering my radio calls, I thought that during this approach phase (contacting mcn tower from approach) the same thing was happening. We descended out of the clouds at 2-3 mi from the airport. I continued to try to contact mcn tower, using both radios and the hand microphone. We noted that there were 2 aircraft holding short of the runway, and the runway was clear. We thought that the tower could hear us and we could not hear them. Not wanting to go around and risk IMC with no radios, the captain chose to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR TURBOPROP LWOC AT MCN, GA.

Narrative: AFTER 2 SEPARATE 2-3 MIN DELAYS IN CTLR'S ANSWERING MY RADIO CALLS, I THOUGHT THAT DURING THIS APCH PHASE (CONTACTING MCN TWR FROM APCH) THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. WE DSNDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 2-3 MI FROM THE ARPT. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO CONTACT MCN TWR, USING BOTH RADIOS AND THE HAND MIKE. WE NOTED THAT THERE WERE 2 ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY, AND THE RWY WAS CLR. WE THOUGHT THAT THE TWR COULD HEAR US AND WE COULD NOT HEAR THEM. NOT WANTING TO GO AROUND AND RISK IMC WITH NO RADIOS, THE CAPT CHOSE TO LAND.

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.