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A da-40 pilot making an unplanned fuel stop at hto; landed without a clearance. He was unaware of the presence of a temporary control tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1020744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HTO.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DA40 Diamond Star |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I landed at hto without communicating with the temporary tower. Communicated over the published CTAF frequency; but there was a temporary tower in effect in class G airspace. I had called flight service for weather but didn't mention hto; which was an unplanned fuel stop. I checked notams on duats; it did not mention the temporary tower. I had called hto to inquire about fuel; they didn't mention the temporary tower. I used flight following with providence approach who released me five miles from the airport with 'no traffic observed between me and the field; squawk VFR; and have a nice day'. They did not advise of the tower. Recommendations for improved safety: 1. Let approach controllers know they should advise pilots of new temporary tower. 2. Temporary tower should monitor CTAF for aircraft broadcasting on that frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DA-40 pilot making an unplanned fuel stop at HTO; landed without a clearance. He was unaware of the presence of a temporary Control Tower.
Narrative: I landed at HTO without communicating with the temporary Tower. Communicated over the published CTAF frequency; but there was a temporary Tower in effect in Class G airspace. I had called Flight Service for weather but didn't mention HTO; which was an unplanned fuel stop. I checked NOTAMs on DUATS; it did not mention the temporary Tower. I had called HTO to inquire about fuel; they didn't mention the temporary Tower. I used flight following with Providence Approach who released me five miles from the airport with 'no traffic observed between me and the field; squawk VFR; and have a nice day'. They did not advise of the Tower. Recommendations for improved safety: 1. Let approach controllers know they should advise pilots of new temporary Tower. 2. Temporary Tower should monitor CTAF for aircraft broadcasting on that frequency.
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.