Pns tower controller reports late communication xfer of C182.

Attributes
ACN	515195
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : pns.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 22 controller radar : 7 controller time certified in position1 : 6 flight time total : 125
ASRS Report	515195
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

A C182, VFR vectored by pns approach control for right base runway 17. No radio contact with tower until aircraft short final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PNS TWR CTLR RPTS LATE COM XFER OF C182.

Narrative: A C182, VFR VECTORED BY PNS APCH CTL FOR R BASE RWY 17. NO RADIO CONTACT WITH TWR UNTIL ACFT SHORT 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.