Pilot of light single engine aircraft lands at cma without contacting newly activated control tower.

Attributes
ACN	127390
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cma
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 915 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	127390
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Problem: landed at cma without contacting new tower. Reason: current chart and airport book indicated non tower. Also on last trip to cma there was no tower (in 8/88). Didn't get briefing due to perfect VMC. Solution: get a briefing if only for NOTAMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT LANDS AT CMA WITHOUT CONTACTING NEWLY ACTIVATED CTL TWR.

Narrative: PROBLEM: LANDED AT CMA WITHOUT CONTACTING NEW TWR. REASON: CURRENT CHART AND ARPT BOOK INDICATED NON TWR. ALSO ON LAST TRIP TO CMA THERE WAS NO TWR (IN 8/88). DIDN'T GET BRIEFING DUE TO PERFECT VMC. SOLUTION: GET A BRIEFING IF ONLY FOR NOTAMS.

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.