An small aircraft pilot landed without tower clearance during an approach after an engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	236186
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vrb tower : orl artcc : zfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 12790 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	236186
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure during cruise flight necessitated landing at vrb -- attempt was made to contact tower on 126.1, however, frequency had been changed. Attempt was made on 121.5 -- orlando answered call and advised vrb did not monitor 121.5. They (orlando) were going to call vrb frequency, but call back not received. Subsequent landing was made at controled airport without clearance. Controled airports should all monitor 121.5 to preclude these incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC DURING AN APCH AFTER AN ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLT NECESSITATED LNDG AT VRB -- ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT TWR ON 126.1, HOWEVER, FREQ HAD BEEN CHANGED. ATTEMPT WAS MADE ON 121.5 -- ORLANDO ANSWERED CALL AND ADVISED VRB DID NOT MONITOR 121.5. THEY (ORLANDO) WERE GOING TO CALL VRB FREQ, BUT CALL BACK NOT RECEIVED. SUBSEQUENT LNDG WAS MADE AT CTLED ARPT WITHOUT CLRNC. CTLED ARPTS SHOULD ALL MONITOR 121.5 TO PRECLUDE THESE INCIDENTS.

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.