R22 pilot entered airport class D airspace without clearance and then landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	539035
Time
Date	200201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bct.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	539035
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an R22 helicopter and was in the area of boca raton, fl. The WX was forecast to be clear and windy, but I had encountered light to moderate turbulence. In accordance with the rhc flight manual, I was seeing a safe landing spot and decided to go to boca raton airport which was about 7-8 mi away. Since I did not want to let go of the flight controls, I asked the passenger to try and tune the correct frequency for the airport. He had some difficulty since he was not a pilot. After he finally got the correct frequency, I made several calls to the tower, but received no answer. I decided to land there because I felt that the turbulence would not subside. After I landed, I sent the passenger to the tower to advise them of my situation, if anyone was there. It was at this point that agents from the government came up to us and demanded my pilot's license.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R22 PLT ENTERED ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC AND THEN LWOC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN R22 HELI AND WAS IN THE AREA OF BOCA RATON, FL. THE WX WAS FORECAST TO BE CLR AND WINDY, BUT I HAD ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RHC FLT MANUAL, I WAS SEEING A SAFE LNDG SPOT AND DECIDED TO GO TO BOCA RATON ARPT WHICH WAS ABOUT 7-8 MI AWAY. SINCE I DID NOT WANT TO LET GO OF THE FLT CTLS, I ASKED THE PAX TO TRY AND TUNE THE CORRECT FREQ FOR THE ARPT. HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY SINCE HE WAS NOT A PLT. AFTER HE FINALLY GOT THE CORRECT FREQ, I MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE TWR, BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I DECIDED TO LAND THERE BECAUSE I FELT THAT THE TURB WOULD NOT SUBSIDE. AFTER I LANDED, I SENT THE PAX TO THE TWR TO ADVISE THEM OF MY SIT, IF ANYONE WAS THERE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT AGENTS FROM THE GOV CAME UP TO US AND DEMANDED MY PLT'S LICENSE.

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.