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Flight crew of an light transport jet atx aircraft inadvertently landed without tower contact and clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 250990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myef |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myef |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 250990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a charter flight to mosstown exuma bahamas, we were unaware there was an operating control tower. This was my first time there and I thought it was an uncontrolled field. We announced our intentions, and position on frequency 122.8 only to find when we arrived on the ramp there was a tower in operation. There was not a traffic conflict, and the controller did not seem upset. He mentioned this happens often. As far as a solution, I feel ZMA should advise IFR aircraft arriving mosstown to contact tower frequency instead of just advising radar service terminated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT JET ATX ACFT INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITHOUT TWR CONTACT AND CLRNC.
Narrative: ON A CHARTER FLT TO MOSSTOWN EXUMA BAHAMAS, WE WERE UNAWARE THERE WAS AN OPERATING CTL TWR. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME THERE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNCTLED FIELD. WE ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTIONS, AND POS ON FREQ 122.8 ONLY TO FIND WHEN WE ARRIVED ON THE RAMP THERE WAS A TWR IN OP. THERE WAS NOT A TFC CONFLICT, AND THE CTLR DID NOT SEEM UPSET. HE MENTIONED THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. AS FAR AS A SOLUTION, I FEEL ZMA SHOULD ADVISE IFR ACFT ARRIVING MOSSTOWN TO CONTACT TWR FREQ INSTEAD OF JUST ADVISING RADAR SVC TERMINATED.
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.