<< >> NASA ASRS Report 141744, March 1990

Pilot of small transport landing at kdk, ak, unable to radio FSS to advise landing and close flight plan. Third party relayed radio communication when airport telephone found out of service.

Attributes
ACN	141744
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : kdk
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	141744
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Arrived at kodiak, tower closed, cleared for visual approach, contact kenai (ena) FSS on CTAF frequency 119.8 -- did so and landed. Unable to talk to ena FSS on 119.8 or 122.2. Tried to telephone, but the only place open was fixing their phones, so was unable to close IFR flight plan. Returned to aircraft immediately, taxied to spot on airport where ena could receive us, however poorly, to cancel and refile. Was informed that a coast guard helicopter had reported us on the ground to ena FSS (or possibly to anc ATC to ena FSS). 1) this was an exercise in frustration due to inability to communicate. 2) quite honestly, I don't know what else I could have done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT LNDG AT KDK, AK, UNABLE TO RADIO FSS TO ADVISE LNDG AND CLOSE FLT PLAN. THIRD PARTY RELAYED RADIO COM WHEN ARPT TELEPHONE FOUND OUT OF SERVICE.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT KODIAK, TWR CLOSED, CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH, CONTACT KENAI (ENA) FSS ON CTAF FREQ 119.8 -- DID SO AND LANDED. UNABLE TO TALK TO ENA FSS ON 119.8 OR 122.2. TRIED TO TELEPHONE, BUT THE ONLY PLACE OPEN WAS FIXING THEIR PHONES, SO WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IFR FLT PLAN. RETURNED TO ACFT IMMEDIATELY, TAXIED TO SPOT ON ARPT WHERE ENA COULD RECEIVE US, HOWEVER POORLY, TO CANCEL AND REFILE. WAS INFORMED THAT A COAST GUARD HELI HAD REPORTED US ON THE GND TO ENA FSS (OR POSSIBLY TO ANC ATC TO ENA FSS). 1) THIS WAS AN EXERCISE IN FRUSTRATION DUE TO INABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. 2) QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I COULD HAVE DONE.

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