Narrative:

Entering downwind for landing, the unfamiliarity of cancelling IFR using unicom while talking to wilmington approach led to some cockpit confusion and then the wrong unicom frequency was used. Captain had never gone into an airport without an operating control tower. It is not that common for an air carrier to go into a field with only unicom. I recommend that during simulator training that sits be given to simulate operating into an uncontrolled airport. I.e., using unicom VFR traffic pattern technique discussion. A refresher of all that private pilot information that acrs rarely use.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC CONFUSION WHILE MAKING APCH TO NON TWR ARPT. USED WRONG UNICOM FREQ.

Narrative: ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR LNDG, THE UNFAMILIARITY OF CANCELLING IFR USING UNICOM WHILE TALKING TO WILMINGTON APCH LED TO SOME COCKPIT CONFUSION AND THEN THE WRONG UNICOM FREQ WAS USED. CAPT HAD NEVER GONE INTO AN ARPT WITHOUT AN OPERATING CTL TWR. IT IS NOT THAT COMMON FOR AN ACR TO GO INTO A FIELD WITH ONLY UNICOM. I RECOMMEND THAT DURING SIMULATOR TRAINING THAT SITS BE GIVEN TO SIMULATE OPERATING INTO AN UNCTLED ARPT. I.E., USING UNICOM VFR TFC PATTERN TECHNIQUE DISCUSSION. A REFRESHER OF ALL THAT PVT PLT INFO THAT ACRS RARELY USE.

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.