Narrative:

I was flying IFR to ilg. Near the IAF I was cleared by philadelphia approach for the GPS-19; and told to switch to tower frequency. I made the switch; called tower on COM1. I'm at jigup; the IAF. Nothing. Called again - silence. I dial the frequency into communication 2; try again. No response. I make a position announcement. I hear another aircraft that is VFR and wants to transit the class D call the tower. No response for him either. A third aircraft tried to contact the tower with no response. Now I'm at the FAF. I check the TCAS for nearby traffic - there is none. I considered switching back to philly approach; but the approach freq was pretty busy and I was already on the glide slope. I also didn't want to miss the tower calling me back while I was discussing the situation with approach. I was hoping that maybe the tower controller was tied up on a land line and would call me when he was done. I continued to the FAF and beyond; making frequent position calls. I looked for a light signal from the tower. None. Land; look over to see if anyone is in the tower. Lights are on; movement is present. Switch to ground frequency; and get a taxi clearance. The ground controller seemed nonplussed that an aircraft had suddenly appeared on the field. I reiterate what happened; the ground controller thanks me and says that they will check the equipment. All frequencies were in working order twenty minutes later for my uneventful return flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An IFR SR22 and other flights in the vicinity were unable to communicate with the Tower at ILG. The reporter continued on his IFR clearance; landed without incident and was able to contact ground control. A short time later communications on the Tower frequency were re-established.

Narrative: I was flying IFR to ILG. Near the IAF I was cleared by Philadelphia Approach for the GPS-19; and told to switch to Tower frequency. I made the switch; called Tower on COM1. I'm at JIGUP; the IAF. Nothing. Called again - Silence. I dial the frequency into COM 2; try again. No response. I make a position announcement. I hear another aircraft that is VFR and wants to transit the Class D call the Tower. No response for him either. A third aircraft tried to contact the Tower with no response. Now I'm at the FAF. I check the TCAS for nearby traffic - there is none. I considered switching back to Philly approach; but the approach freq was pretty busy and I was already on the glide slope. I also didn't want to miss the Tower calling me back while I was discussing the situation with approach. I was hoping that maybe the Tower controller was tied up on a land line and would call me when he was done. I continued to the FAF and beyond; making frequent position calls. I looked for a light signal from the tower. None. Land; look over to see if anyone is in the tower. Lights are on; movement is present. Switch to ground frequency; and get a taxi clearance. The ground controller seemed nonplussed that an aircraft had suddenly appeared on the field. I reiterate what happened; the ground controller thanks me and says that they will check the equipment. All frequencies were in working order twenty minutes later for my uneventful return flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.