Narrative:

I was approaching lancaster airport. When I was approximately 10 mi from the lancaster airport, I contacted the lancaster tower on, 120.9 and was told to call again when I was on a 2 mi final for runway 26. I called as requested a 2 mi final for runway 26, and received no response, I repeated my call at 1 1/2 mi for runway 26. No response. I called at 1 mi for final on runway 26, still no response. I called at short final for runway 26, no response. Hearing the tower working other aircraft and not receiving clearance to land, I aborted my landing. It was at this point the tower called and wanted to know what aircraft had made the approach to the runway. I informed them it was my aircraft as I made a missed approach, joining a left downwind for runway 26. I received no further reply to my call, and did not get permission to land until I had proceeded approximately 5 mi east of the airport, on an extended downwind leg before I was again given permission to land on runway 26. After landing, I was held on the taxiway for an extended period of time, before given permission to taxi to tiedown area. Upon leaving and contacting ground control, I was told to taxi to runway 31 for an eastbound departure. At the hold line before taking the active and trying to contact the tower, after a long delay the tower wanted to know who had given me permission to taxi out for takeoff. Returning to my home airport, I had my radios checked. I informed the technician of not being able to call lancaster tower on either of the 2 radios on board my aircraft. Both radios were checked and pronounced in good working order.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 LNDG AT LSN EXPERIENCED RADIO PROBS WITH ATC.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING LANCASTER ARPT. WHEN I WAS APPROX 10 MI FROM THE LANCASTER ARPT, I CONTACTED THE LANCASTER TWR ON, 120.9 AND WAS TOLD TO CALL AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 26. I CALLED AS REQUESTED A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 26, AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, I REPEATED MY CALL AT 1 1/2 MI FOR RWY 26. NO RESPONSE. I CALLED AT 1 MI FOR FINAL ON RWY 26, STILL NO RESPONSE. I CALLED AT SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 26, NO RESPONSE. HEARING THE TWR WORKING OTHER ACFT AND NOT RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND, I ABORTED MY LNDG. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THE TWR CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT ACFT HAD MADE THE APCH TO THE RWY. I INFORMED THEM IT WAS MY ACFT AS I MADE A MISSED APCH, JOINING A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 26. I RECEIVED NO FURTHER REPLY TO MY CALL, AND DID NOT GET PERMISSION TO LAND UNTIL I HAD PROCEEDED APPROX 5 MI E OF THE ARPT, ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG BEFORE I WAS AGAIN GIVEN PERMISSION TO LAND ON RWY 26. AFTER LNDG, I WAS HELD ON THE TXWY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, BEFORE GIVEN PERMISSION TO TAXI TO TIEDOWN AREA. UPON LEAVING AND CONTACTING GND CTL, I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 31 FOR AN EBOUND DEP. AT THE HOLD LINE BEFORE TAKING THE ACTIVE AND TRYING TO CONTACT THE TWR, AFTER A LONG DELAY THE TWR WANTED TO KNOW WHO HAD GIVEN ME PERMISSION TO TAXI OUT FOR TKOF. RETURNING TO MY HOME ARPT, I HAD MY RADIOS CHKED. I INFORMED THE TECHNICIAN OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CALL LANCASTER TWR ON EITHER OF THE 2 RADIOS ON BOARD MY ACFT. BOTH RADIOS WERE CHKED AND PRONOUNCED IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

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.