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Pilot in C180 flew to ocf airport for touch-and-go practice and was surprised to find a temporary tower in operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ocf.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ocf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 510192 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited penetrated airspace 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:
I flew from a grass strip 6 mi away, and decided to go do a touch-and-go at ocala. I did not check with FSS and was unaware of a new temporary control tower. At approximately 1100 ft scanning for traffic with my tcad and broadcasting on unicom (usually nobody answers) they told me there was a tower. I made a straight line out of the area and downloaded this form. There was no traffic seen or monitored as I left. I am notified of relatively small transmission towers, safety programs, changes in hangar rent at ocf, but heard nothing of this control tower till now. It's not on my chart updates yet -- they only say the new ILS begins may/01. (The reason for the tower?) I called the FBO and they didn't have the phone number of the tower and didn't know altitudes, etc (neither did FSS). FSS did advise of the tower's existence, so calling them before my local 10 mi flight would have prevented this, too.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT IN C180 FLEW TO OCF ARPT FOR TOUCH-AND-GO PRACTICE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND A TEMPORARY TWR IN OP.
Narrative: I FLEW FROM A GRASS STRIP 6 MI AWAY, AND DECIDED TO GO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO AT OCALA. I DID NOT CHK WITH FSS AND WAS UNAWARE OF A NEW TEMPORARY CTL TWR. AT APPROX 1100 FT SCANNING FOR TFC WITH MY TCAD AND BROADCASTING ON UNICOM (USUALLY NOBODY ANSWERS) THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A TWR. I MADE A STRAIGHT LINE OUT OF THE AREA AND DOWNLOADED THIS FORM. THERE WAS NO TFC SEEN OR MONITORED AS I LEFT. I AM NOTIFIED OF RELATIVELY SMALL XMISSION TWRS, SAFETY PROGRAMS, CHANGES IN HANGAR RENT AT OCF, BUT HEARD NOTHING OF THIS CTL TWR TILL NOW. IT'S NOT ON MY CHART UPDATES YET -- THEY ONLY SAY THE NEW ILS BEGINS MAY/01. (THE REASON FOR THE TWR?) I CALLED THE FBO AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE TWR AND DIDN'T KNOW ALTS, ETC (NEITHER DID FSS). FSS DID ADVISE OF THE TWR'S EXISTENCE, SO CALLING THEM BEFORE MY LCL 10 MI FLT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS, TOO.
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.