Narrative:

I was flying into ege airport at vail, co, for the first time during my initial special airport qualification with a B767 check airman. WX was VMC at night in mountainous terrain. We were cleared by ZDV to fly the localizer/lda/DME/FMS/runway 25 approach. I was the pilot, flying from the left seat. The check airman was flying as the first officer and handling communications. ZDV informed us that we were the 'last flight tonight.' while continuing to fly the approach procedure and just prior to intercepting the localizer, ZDV cleared us to contact ege tower. Both the check airman and I understood den to say on frequency '18.2' the charted tower frequency is 118.2. There was a NOTAM on the flight plan that the new tower frequency was 119.8 with 118.2 as the CTAF when the tower is closed. We attempted to contact ege tower several times, but to no avail. We were then in visual contact with the runway 25 at approximately 9 mi, with excellent visibility. All runway conditions were open and dry. We attempted to reconnect with ZDV, but were apparently below radio coverage. We also made contact with ege operations and requested they call the tower for us. They received no answer. We thought the tower may be closed for the night. We continued to broadcast on the 118.2 CTAF frequency throughout the final approach and landing. Landing was normal. Upon clearing the runway, we called the ground control frequency and received a response. The ground controller cleared us to the ramp. We explained our difficulty in contacting the tower on 118.2. The controller reminded us that the new tower frequency was 119.8 and asked if ZDV had given us '18.2,' as they had done that before. Due to the confusion, the check airman and I felt we should file a report so other pilots could also be made aware of these circumstances.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW LNDG EGE XMITTED ON WRONG TWR FREQ AND LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO ZDV WRONG FREQ ISSUANCE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING INTO EGE ARPT AT VAIL, CO, FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING MY INITIAL SPECIAL ARPT QUALIFICATION WITH A B767 CHK AIRMAN. WX WAS VMC AT NIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. WE WERE CLRED BY ZDV TO FLY THE LOC/LDA/DME/FMS/RWY 25 APCH. I WAS THE PLT, FLYING FROM THE L SEAT. THE CHK AIRMAN WAS FLYING AS THE FO AND HANDLING COMS. ZDV INFORMED US THAT WE WERE THE 'LAST FLT TONIGHT.' WHILE CONTINUING TO FLY THE APCH PROC AND JUST PRIOR TO INTERCEPTING THE LOC, ZDV CLRED US TO CONTACT EGE TWR. BOTH THE CHK AIRMAN AND I UNDERSTOOD DEN TO SAY ON FREQ '18.2' THE CHARTED TWR FREQ IS 118.2. THERE WAS A NOTAM ON THE FLT PLAN THAT THE NEW TWR FREQ WAS 119.8 WITH 118.2 AS THE CTAF WHEN THE TWR IS CLOSED. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT EGE TWR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE WERE THEN IN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RWY 25 AT APPROX 9 MI, WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. ALL RWY CONDITIONS WERE OPEN AND DRY. WE ATTEMPTED TO RECONNECT WITH ZDV, BUT WERE APPARENTLY BELOW RADIO COVERAGE. WE ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH EGE OPS AND REQUESTED THEY CALL THE TWR FOR US. THEY RECEIVED NO ANSWER. WE THOUGHT THE TWR MAY BE CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT. WE CONTINUED TO BROADCAST ON THE 118.2 CTAF FREQ THROUGHOUT THE FINAL APCH AND LNDG. LNDG WAS NORMAL. UPON CLRING THE RWY, WE CALLED THE GND CTL FREQ AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE GND CTLR CLRED US TO THE RAMP. WE EXPLAINED OUR DIFFICULTY IN CONTACTING THE TWR ON 118.2. THE CTLR REMINDED US THAT THE NEW TWR FREQ WAS 119.8 AND ASKED IF ZDV HAD GIVEN US '18.2,' AS THEY HAD DONE THAT BEFORE. DUE TO THE CONFUSION, THE CHK AIRMAN AND I FELT WE SHOULD FILE A RPT SO OTHER PLTS COULD ALSO BE MADE AWARE OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.