Pilot of small aircraft departed whp airport without contacting the tower controller.

Attributes
ACN	123964
Time
Date	198909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : whp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lex
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 1715 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	123964
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Landed whiteman airport, pacoima, ca XY30 hours, sep/xx/89. Announced downwind and base legs on unicom. Burbank approach ended advisories, instructed to squawk VFR 10 mi out and did not mention there was now a tower at whiteman. Took off whiteman XX30 hours on sep/Y/89, announcing actions on unicom. Did not know a control tower had been installed at whiteman airport and operates from XA00-XM00 local and therefore departed a controled airport with no contact with or clearance from tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA DEPARTED WHP ARPT WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR CTLR.

Narrative: LANDED WHITEMAN ARPT, PACOIMA, CA XY30 HRS, SEP/XX/89. ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND AND BASE LEGS ON UNICOM. BURBANK APCH ENDED ADVISORIES, INSTRUCTED TO SQUAWK VFR 10 MI OUT AND DID NOT MENTION THERE WAS NOW A TWR AT WHITEMAN. TOOK OFF WHITEMAN XX30 HRS ON SEP/Y/89, ANNOUNCING ACTIONS ON UNICOM. DID NOT KNOW A CTL TWR HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT WHITEMAN ARPT AND OPERATES FROM XA00-XM00 LOCAL AND THEREFORE DEPARTED A CTLED ARPT WITH NO CONTACT WITH OR CLRNC FROM TWR.

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.