Pilot of small transport entered crg air traffic area without communicating.

Attributes
ACN	173624
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crg tower : bed
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	173624
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In completing a 2 hour VFR flight from pdf to crg I received ATIS for crg, dropped across the town of jacksonville from 2000' for pattern entry to crg and tried to advise craig tower I had ATIS information and my position. Several attempts and no reply. I proceeded to a downwind position with all traffic in view when the tower advised me I was intruding on the air traffic area of crg and that they had been too busy, though traffic was light. I proceeded to clear out of the area when I was the instructed to land on runway 14 to permit the regular traffic to continue to flow on runway 23. I did so and stopped and made the first turn off and was instructed to go to 121.8 when clear of the runway. I did go to 121.8 and proceeded to go to the FBO. Later the tower called me at the FBO and informed me I had not talked to them and had ignored their effort to communication with me. My radios were working fine so this I cannot explain. I had an FAA medical examiner with me who is an experienced pilot as passenger. The lapse of communication is not clear to me but it would appear to have happened, but I am not sure how.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT ENTERED CRG ATA WITHOUT COMMUNICATING.

Narrative: IN COMPLETING A 2 HR VFR FLT FROM PDF TO CRG I RECEIVED ATIS FOR CRG, DROPPED ACROSS THE TOWN OF JACKSONVILLE FROM 2000' FOR PATTERN ENTRY TO CRG AND TRIED TO ADVISE CRAIG TWR I HAD ATIS INFO AND MY POS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND NO REPLY. I PROCEEDED TO A DOWNWIND POS WITH ALL TFC IN VIEW WHEN THE TWR ADVISED ME I WAS INTRUDING ON THE ATA OF CRG AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN TOO BUSY, THOUGH TFC WAS LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO CLR OUT OF THE AREA WHEN I WAS THE INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RWY 14 TO PERMIT THE REGULAR TFC TO CONTINUE TO FLOW ON RWY 23. I DID SO AND STOPPED AND MADE THE FIRST TURN OFF AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO 121.8 WHEN CLR OF THE RWY. I DID GO TO 121.8 AND PROCEEDED TO GO TO THE FBO. LATER THE TWR CALLED ME AT THE FBO AND INFORMED ME I HAD NOT TALKED TO THEM AND HAD IGNORED THEIR EFFORT TO COM WITH ME. MY RADIOS WERE WORKING FINE SO THIS I CANNOT EXPLAIN. I HAD AN FAA MEDICAL EXAMINER WITH ME WHO IS AN EXPERIENCED PLT AS PAX. THE LAPSE OF COM IS NOT CLR TO ME BUT IT WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE HAPPENED, BUT I AM NOT SURE HOW.

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.