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Tower controller described an emergency event when traffic was observed on code 7700; descended through a thin overcast layer and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1000489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Working ground control and controller in charge. Local noticed 7700 code 10 south of the airport heading north. Tuned in approach control frequency and listened. [There were] numerous calls and no response from aircraft on radar and tower frequencies. Weather had just moved in; low overcast and visibility dropping. Reported weather OVC007 vis 3SM. Observed target fly over the airport and circle. [I] caught a glimpse of lights through thin overcast. Aircraft continued to circle. Saw aircraft overhead diving through fog toward the runway. Aircraft in steep descent over runway; flared out at midfield landed and rolled out to the end. No communications on tower frequencies. There were a few transmissions heard on radar but no real comm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller described an emergency event when traffic was observed on Code 7700; descended through a thin overcast layer and landed.
Narrative: Working Ground Control and CIC. Local noticed 7700 Code 10 south of the airport heading north. Tuned in Approach Control frequency and listened. [There were] numerous calls and no response from aircraft on RADAR and Tower frequencies. Weather had just moved in; low overcast and visibility dropping. Reported weather OVC007 vis 3SM. Observed target fly over the airport and circle. [I] caught a glimpse of lights through thin overcast. Aircraft continued to circle. Saw aircraft overhead diving through fog toward the runway. Aircraft in steep descent over runway; flared out at midfield landed and rolled out to the end. No communications on Tower frequencies. There were a few transmissions heard on RADAR but no real comm.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.