C172 pilot has runway incursion at cxy.

Attributes
ACN	584600
Time
Date	200306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxy.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt.tracon tower : cxy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : cxy.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	controller time certified in position2 : 6
ASRS Report	584600
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

25 mi outside of the capital city airport, radio communication was lost. Voices could be heard over the frequencys but no one could hear myself. After attempting several times to obtain communication with reading approach, I changed frequencys to contact harrisburg approach. After several tries, again I received no response. I then changed the frequency code to 121.5. Now I had the airport in sight. I was on final for runway 26, however, I maneuvered the plane to the right in order to check for other planes on final. Ahead, a plane had just taken off on runway 26 and another plane was at position and hold. With what I described in sight, I landed the plane. Upon landing, my chief flight instructor, informed me of the steps I forgot to take. I should have squawked 7600, stayed 500 ft above the traffic pattern until it was safe to land and contacted the control tower. In my defense I did not contact the control tower, because prior to that no one could hear me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS RWY INCURSION AT CXY.

Narrative: 25 MI OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITAL CITY ARPT, RADIO COM WAS LOST. VOICES COULD BE HEARD OVER THE FREQS BUT NO ONE COULD HEAR MYSELF. AFTER ATTEMPTING SEVERAL TIMES TO OBTAIN COM WITH READING APCH, I CHANGED FREQS TO CONTACT HARRISBURG APCH. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, AGAIN I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I THEN CHANGED THE FREQ CODE TO 121.5. NOW I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. I WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 26, HOWEVER, I MANEUVERED THE PLANE TO THE R IN ORDER TO CHK FOR OTHER PLANES ON FINAL. AHEAD, A PLANE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF ON RWY 26 AND ANOTHER PLANE WAS AT POS AND HOLD. WITH WHAT I DESCRIBED IN SIGHT, I LANDED THE PLANE. UPON LNDG, MY CHIEF FLT INSTRUCTOR, INFORMED ME OF THE STEPS I FORGOT TO TAKE. I SHOULD HAVE SQUAWKED 7600, STAYED 500 FT ABOVE THE TFC PATTERN UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO LAND AND CONTACTED THE CTL TWR. IN MY DEFENSE I DID NOT CONTACT THE CTL TWR, BECAUSE PRIOR TO THAT NO ONE COULD HEAR ME.

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.