Narrative:

After departing love field (dal) on an IFR flight plan to F71 fort worth luck field I crossed dfw at 4000 ft working ATC/dallas regional control. From that point I received vectors to F71 luck field. Starting my descent, ATC pointed out luck field 7 mi ahead at my 12 O'clock position with no traffic observed. At that point I cancelled IFR and changed to unicom to announce my arrival and get an airport advisory. At that point I spotted fws airfield less than 5 mi away with a much better runway and closer to my business appointment. After checking my current flight guide (3/91) and current WAC chart (the 20TH edition 7/25/91). I changed my radio to 122.7, asked for advisory (and got none) and announced my position all the way to landing. Spinks had 3 planes on the entire ramp and 2 planes in there one hangar! To my surprise, I got a call when I walked into the FBO to find out that they had an operational control tower (8:00-17:00). The control informed me that the tower had been operational for 3 months and they were trying to get everyone notified of their existence. This was also my first trip to fort worth area. Upon departure, I filed an IFR flight plan to houston and received clearance from him, and departed without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT INFLT CHANGE OF PLANS ENDS UP WITH AN UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE AND AN UNAUTH LNDG AT A CTLED ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING LOVE FIELD (DAL) ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO F71 FORT WORTH LUCK FIELD I CROSSED DFW AT 4000 FT WORKING ATC/DALLAS REGIONAL CTL. FROM THAT POINT I RECEIVED VECTORS TO F71 LUCK FIELD. STARTING MY DSCNT, ATC POINTED OUT LUCK FIELD 7 MI AHEAD AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS WITH NO TFC OBSERVED. AT THAT POINT I CANCELLED IFR AND CHANGED TO UNICOM TO ANNOUNCE MY ARR AND GET AN ARPT ADVISORY. AT THAT POINT I SPOTTED FWS AIRFIELD LESS THAN 5 MI AWAY WITH A MUCH BETTER RWY AND CLOSER TO MY BUSINESS APPOINTMENT. AFTER CHKING MY CURRENT FLT GUIDE (3/91) AND CURRENT WAC CHART (THE 20TH EDITION 7/25/91). I CHANGED MY RADIO TO 122.7, ASKED FOR ADVISORY (AND GOT NONE) AND ANNOUNCED MY POS ALL THE WAY TO LNDG. SPINKS HAD 3 PLANES ON THE ENTIRE RAMP AND 2 PLANES IN THERE ONE HANGAR! TO MY SURPRISE, I GOT A CALL WHEN I WALKED INTO THE FBO TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD AN OPERATIONAL CTL TWR (8:00-17:00). THE CTL INFORMED ME THAT THE TWR HAD BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 3 MONTHS AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE NOTIFIED OF THEIR EXISTENCE. THIS WAS ALSO MY FIRST TRIP TO FORT WORTH AREA. UPON DEP, I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN TO HOUSTON AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM HIM, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.