Pilot of private small aircraft aircraft landed without prior permission at 8n9, PA.

Attributes
ACN	121396
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 8n9
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	121396
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Repeated attempts to contact airport for prior permission to land were unsuccessful. Preflight review in my office of airport information did not show restrictions to transients. Review of data in cockpit showed restriction! Airport unicom did not respond to radio requests for permission for FAA controller's phone call (made at my request). I landed, got hassled by airport manager for not getting permission. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter wanted to land at this particular airport because he had business with a man who wanted to meet him there. Airport is poorly maintained and has obstructions on approach. Reporter felt he had made an honest effort to obtain permission but had decided no one was monitoring the unicom or telephone. Airport manager stated prior permission to land was listed in the us airport facilities directory. Reporter was using an AOPA airport book which does list prior permission required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PRIVATE SMA ACFT LANDED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION AT 8N9, PA.

Narrative: REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ARPT FOR PRIOR PERMISSION TO LAND WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PREFLT REVIEW IN MY OFFICE OF ARPT INFO DID NOT SHOW RESTRICTIONS TO TRANSIENTS. REVIEW OF DATA IN COCKPIT SHOWED RESTRICTION! ARPT UNICOM DID NOT RESPOND TO RADIO REQUESTS FOR PERMISSION FOR FAA CTLR'S PHONE CALL (MADE AT MY REQUEST). I LANDED, GOT HASSLED BY ARPT MGR FOR NOT GETTING PERMISSION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER WANTED TO LAND AT THIS PARTICULAR ARPT BECAUSE HE HAD BUSINESS WITH A MAN WHO WANTED TO MEET HIM THERE. ARPT IS POORLY MAINTAINED AND HAS OBSTRUCTIONS ON APCH. REPORTER FELT HE HAD MADE AN HONEST EFFORT TO OBTAIN PERMISSION BUT HAD DECIDED NO ONE WAS MONITORING THE UNICOM OR TELEPHONE. ARPT MGR STATED PRIOR PERMISSION TO LAND WAS LISTED IN THE U.S. ARPT FACILITIES DIRECTORY. REPORTER WAS USING AN AOPA ARPT BOOK WHICH DOES LIST PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.