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Pilot of small aircraft had engine trouble and landed on the runway not in use at lwm without tower clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lwm |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lwm artcc : zmp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 7800 |
| ASRS Report | 164341 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Expedited short landing on inactive runway due to intermittent engine instrument indications and intermittent radio communications. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Traffic was heavy at lawrence airport that day. Aircraft were being extended on long finals, when I began to have engine trouble and wanted to get on the airport quickly. I aborted the traffic pattern and ducked in on the runway not being used. I could not break into the tower dialogue to get a clearance. Tower controller later said he was not processing a violation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AND LANDED ON THE RWY NOT IN USE AT LWM WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.
Narrative: EXPEDITED SHORT LNDG ON INACTIVE RWY DUE TO INTERMITTENT ENG INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS AND INTERMITTENT RADIO COMS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. TFC WAS HVY AT LAWRENCE ARPT THAT DAY. ACFT WERE BEING EXTENDED ON LONG FINALS, WHEN I BEGAN TO HAVE ENG TROUBLE AND WANTED TO GET ON THE ARPT QUICKLY. I ABORTED THE TFC PATTERN AND DUCKED IN ON THE RWY NOT BEING USED. I COULD NOT BREAK INTO THE TWR DIALOGUE TO GET A CLRNC. TWR CTLR LATER SAID HE WAS NOT PROCESSING A VIOLATION.
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.