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An ercoupe commercially rated pilot reported that, while parked at L15, he asked someone if L15 had a tower, and the reply was no. Instead of looking to physically see the tower or checking his sectional, the reporter began to taxi without clearance. It is unclr whether or not he also took off without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l15.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 516510 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
Relying on bad advice, and failing to check my chart, I was informed that this was an uncontrolled field. I checked with the FBO and was told unicom was 122.95. Since the aircraft had no operable radio, but did have a transponder, I proceeded to taxi out after yielding to an aircraft. Perhaps a sign with ground frequency on the FBO might avert the unintentional but dumb thing I did. Also, training never to rely on someone else's advice without a back-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ERCOUPE COMMERCIALLY RATED PLT RPTED THAT, WHILE PARKED AT L15, HE ASKED SOMEONE IF L15 HAD A TWR, AND THE REPLY WAS NO. INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO PHYSICALLY SEE THE TWR OR CHKING HIS SECTIONAL, THE RPTR BEGAN TO TAXI WITHOUT CLRNC. IT IS UNCLR WHETHER OR NOT HE ALSO TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: RELYING ON BAD ADVICE, AND FAILING TO CHK MY CHART, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS AN UNCTLED FIELD. I CHKED WITH THE FBO AND WAS TOLD UNICOM WAS 122.95. SINCE THE ACFT HAD NO OPERABLE RADIO, BUT DID HAVE A XPONDER, I PROCEEDED TO TAXI OUT AFTER YIELDING TO AN ACFT. PERHAPS A SIGN WITH GND FREQ ON THE FBO MIGHT AVERT THE UNINTENTIONAL BUT DUMB THING I DID. ALSO, TRAINING NEVER TO RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S ADVICE WITHOUT A BACK-UP.
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.