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Pilot unaware of existence of tower inadvertently penetrated air traffic area without communication with tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : auo |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : auo |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 159 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 122783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I called in to the airport on the CTAF frequency listed on current sectional maps to indicate approach and landing intentions at the auburn airport. As I was on downwind, unicom reported that a tower was operational on a different frequency. I changed to that frequency and landed west/O further incident. The macon FSS did not give any NOTAMS during a preflight briefing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: do not know why macon FSS did not advise me re: the new tower. P/T tower; unicom was still giving frequency advisories.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT UNAWARE OF EXISTENCE OF TWR INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED ATA WITHOUT COM WITH TWR.
Narrative: I CALLED IN TO THE ARPT ON THE CTAF FREQ LISTED ON CURRENT SECTIONAL MAPS TO INDICATE APCH AND LNDG INTENTIONS AT THE AUBURN ARPT. AS I WAS ON DOWNWIND, UNICOM RPTED THAT A TWR WAS OPERATIONAL ON A DIFFERENT FREQ. I CHANGED TO THAT FREQ AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MACON FSS DID NOT GIVE ANY NOTAMS DURING A PREFLT BRIEFING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: DO NOT KNOW WHY MACON FSS DID NOT ADVISE ME RE: THE NEW TWR. P/T TWR; UNICOM WAS STILL GIVING FREQ ADVISORIES.
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.