Small aircraft pilot enters air traffic area, lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	193467
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dlh
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dlh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	193467
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from a grass strip in northern mn, VFR with the intention of flying the small aircraft toward atlanta, GA. My exact destination was not determined as I wanted to proceed as far as WX and time would permit. As I flew south the WX started to deteriorate and as I approached duluth, mn, I felt the WX accompanied by very strong winds out of the east were such that maintaining visual conditions was becoming difficult. I tried to raise duluth airport but my radio was not working when I attempted to use it. I landed without radio contact on their east runway and taxied clear as soon as possible. The ceiling and visibility were approximately 600/3 at this time with 25 KTS of wind. I remained visually reference with the ground at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS ATA, LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP IN NORTHERN MN, VFR WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING THE SMA TOWARD ATLANTA, GA. MY EXACT DEST WAS NOT DETERMINED AS I WANTED TO PROCEED AS FAR AS WX AND TIME WOULD PERMIT. AS I FLEW S THE WX STARTED TO DETERIORATE AND AS I APCHED DULUTH, MN, I FELT THE WX ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE E WERE SUCH THAT MAINTAINING VISUAL CONDITIONS WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT. I TRIED TO RAISE DULUTH ARPT BUT MY RADIO WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE IT. I LANDED WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT ON THEIR E RWY AND TAXIED CLR ASAP. THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY WERE APPROX 600/3 AT THIS TIME WITH 25 KTS OF WIND. I REMAINED VISUALLY REF WITH THE GND AT ALL TIMES.

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.