Narrative:

I took off from saf on a southeast heading to the practice area where I performed circles about a point and s-turns over a road. After approximately 45 mins I headed back to saf. I had listened to ATIS then unbeknown to me I dialed in the wrong frequency of the tower. I dialed in 118.5 instead of 119.5. After 3-4 attempts I obviously did not reach the tower nor anyone in the vicinity. I assumed the tower was closed and proceeded to perform several touch and go's. I never looked for any light signals from the tower. I landed west/O any incident and was told to contact tower immediately, which I did. They informed me to contact flight standards in abq, which I did. This was obviously a stupid mistake simply caused by not using right frequency, but worse by assuming the tower was closed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT DIALS WRONG TWR FREQ. RECEIVES NO RESPONSE AND ASSUMES TWR CLOSED. MAKES SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LNDGS.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM SAF ON A SE HDG TO THE PRACTICE AREA WHERE I PERFORMED CIRCLES ABOUT A POINT AND S-TURNS OVER A ROAD. AFTER APPROX 45 MINS I HEADED BACK TO SAF. I HAD LISTENED TO ATIS THEN UNBEKNOWN TO ME I DIALED IN THE WRONG FREQ OF THE TWR. I DIALED IN 118.5 INSTEAD OF 119.5. AFTER 3-4 ATTEMPTS I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT REACH THE TWR NOR ANYONE IN THE VICINITY. I ASSUMED THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND PROCEEDED TO PERFORM SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S. I NEVER LOOKED FOR ANY LIGHT SIGNALS FROM THE TWR. I LANDED W/O ANY INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TWR IMMEDIATELY, WHICH I DID. THEY INFORMED ME TO CONTACT FLT STANDARDS IN ABQ, WHICH I DID. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A STUPID MISTAKE SIMPLY CAUSED BY NOT USING RIGHT FREQ, BUT WORSE BY ASSUMING THE TWR WAS CLOSED.

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.