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C182 pilot inadvertently enters and lands at a normally uncontrolled tower airport that has a temporary tower. His efforts to raise someone on 2 different unicom frequencys was to no avail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fld.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fld.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fld.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 519572 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight of 3, 2 C182'2 and 1 C172, departed VFR for appleton, wi. Because of IFR WX at appleton, we landed at stevens point, wi, to regroup. After waiting it out for about 1 hour, and deciding that the appleton WX was not going to improve anytime soon and fond du lac was clear, we departed for fond du lac. The C172 decided to land at wautoma, wi, for fuel and the 2 C182's, with me in the lead, continued on to fond du lac. I chose a heading that would take us over the northeast end of green lake and went from 2000 ft to 3500 ft to avoid the ripon traffic. I had an approach chart out for fond du lac and tuned in 126.82 but heard nothing. Next went to 122.8 and announced our position as '3 mi west landing runway 9.' I was also busy looking out for traffic, and had the back seat passenger looking also. I was also advising the low time pilot flying on getting the airplane slowed up and down. I heard no response from the unicom until we were on the runway when they told the C182 behind me that there was a 'temporary tower' in use. Talk about a sickening feeling! 40 yrs of flying and 10000+ hours and make a screw-up like that! I've been into fond du lac a few times over the yrs and just didn't consider it a very 'big' airport and flat spaced out the fact that there might or would be a temporary tower there. Had that been our original destination instead of appleton, I would have taken time to check with FSS, etc, about frequencys, etc. I, as PIC, though do assume all responsibility for the screw-up and I contribute the cause of it to the fact that I had a customer hit me with a malicious lawsuit 2 1/2 yrs ago and it has caused me considerable financial and emotional stress. I have restr myself to VFR flight because of this for the last 2 yrs because of the effect that lawsuit has had on me and my decision making as well as pilot skills.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERS AND LANDS AT A NORMALLY UNCTLED TWR ARPT THAT HAS A TEMPORARY TWR. HIS EFFORTS TO RAISE SOMEONE ON 2 DIFFERENT UNICOM FREQS WAS TO NO AVAIL.
Narrative: OUR FLT OF 3, 2 C182'2 AND 1 C172, DEPARTED VFR FOR APPLETON, WI. BECAUSE OF IFR WX AT APPLETON, WE LANDED AT STEVENS POINT, WI, TO REGROUP. AFTER WAITING IT OUT FOR ABOUT 1 HR, AND DECIDING THAT THE APPLETON WX WAS NOT GOING TO IMPROVE ANYTIME SOON AND FOND DU LAC WAS CLR, WE DEPARTED FOR FOND DU LAC. THE C172 DECIDED TO LAND AT WAUTOMA, WI, FOR FUEL AND THE 2 C182'S, WITH ME IN THE LEAD, CONTINUED ON TO FOND DU LAC. I CHOSE A HDG THAT WOULD TAKE US OVER THE NE END OF GREEN LAKE AND WENT FROM 2000 FT TO 3500 FT TO AVOID THE RIPON TFC. I HAD AN APCH CHART OUT FOR FOND DU LAC AND TUNED IN 126.82 BUT HEARD NOTHING. NEXT WENT TO 122.8 AND ANNOUNCED OUR POS AS '3 MI W LNDG RWY 9.' I WAS ALSO BUSY LOOKING OUT FOR TFC, AND HAD THE BACK SEAT PAX LOOKING ALSO. I WAS ALSO ADVISING THE LOW TIME PLT FLYING ON GETTING THE AIRPLANE SLOWED UP AND DOWN. I HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM THE UNICOM UNTIL WE WERE ON THE RWY WHEN THEY TOLD THE C182 BEHIND ME THAT THERE WAS A 'TEMPORARY TWR' IN USE. TALK ABOUT A SICKENING FEELING! 40 YRS OF FLYING AND 10000+ HRS AND MAKE A SCREW-UP LIKE THAT! I'VE BEEN INTO FOND DU LAC A FEW TIMES OVER THE YRS AND JUST DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A VERY 'BIG' ARPT AND FLAT SPACED OUT THE FACT THAT THERE MIGHT OR WOULD BE A TEMPORARY TWR THERE. HAD THAT BEEN OUR ORIGINAL DEST INSTEAD OF APPLETON, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CHK WITH FSS, ETC, ABOUT FREQS, ETC. I, AS PIC, THOUGH DO ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCREW-UP AND I CONTRIBUTE THE CAUSE OF IT TO THE FACT THAT I HAD A CUSTOMER HIT ME WITH A MALICIOUS LAWSUIT 2 1/2 YRS AGO AND IT HAS CAUSED ME CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL STRESS. I HAVE RESTR MYSELF TO VFR FLT BECAUSE OF THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YRS BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT THAT LAWSUIT HAS HAD ON ME AND MY DECISION MAKING AS WELL AS PLT SKILLS.
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.