Military aircraft on approach to pns does not report to tower frequency until a 1 mi final.

Attributes
ACN	514842
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pns.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Mentor (T-34)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 17
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller radar : 6 controller time certified in position1 : 6
ASRS Report	514842
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was conducting an ILS approach to runway 17 at pensacola, fl regional. Aircraft did not establish communications with pensacola ATC tower until aircraft was on a 1 mi final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL ACFT ON APCH TO PNS DOES NOT RPT TO TWR FREQ UNTIL A 1 MI FINAL.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 17 AT PENSACOLA, FL REGIONAL. ACFT DID NOT ESTABLISH COMS WITH PENSACOLA ATC TWR UNTIL ACFT WAS ON A 1 MI FINAL.

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.