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GA small aircraft intending to land at an uncontrolled airport landed at a controlled airport without calling the tower until after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 153523 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : maf |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : maf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 38 |
| ASRS Report | 153523 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route to E02, an uncontrolled airport in odessa, tx from snk, I mistakenly landed at maf west/O contacting the tower until after landing. Unfamiliar with this area, I thought I had flown by maf, which in retrospect was mdd. The afternoon sun was causing a large amount of glare, and I became distracted from navigation duties while watching for traffic. I had been in contact with mdd approach, and when I thought E02 was in sight, I requested a frequency change to their advisory frequency. My mistaken position resulted from not using my navigation radios to verify my position, something I shall always do in the future. To the best of my knowledge, there was no other traffic which was significantly affected by my action, but I am fully aware of how dangerous this could be.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA INTENDING TO LAND AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT LANDED AT A CONTROLLED ARPT WITHOUT CALLING THE TWR UNTIL AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: ENRTE TO E02, AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT IN ODESSA, TX FROM SNK, I MISTAKENLY LANDED AT MAF W/O CONTACTING THE TWR UNTIL AFTER LNDG. UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA, I THOUGHT I HAD FLOWN BY MAF, WHICH IN RETROSPECT WAS MDD. THE AFTERNOON SUN WAS CAUSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF GLARE, AND I BECAME DISTRACTED FROM NAV DUTIES WHILE WATCHING FOR TFC. I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MDD APCH, AND WHEN I THOUGHT E02 WAS IN SIGHT, I REQUESTED A FREQ CHANGE TO THEIR ADVISORY FREQ. MY MISTAKEN POS RESULTED FROM NOT USING MY NAV RADIOS TO VERIFY MY POS, SOMETHING I SHALL ALWAYS DO IN THE FUTURE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY MY ACTION, BUT I AM FULLY AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD BE.
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.