A part 135 operator states that an airport neighbor is 'playing tower' on the unicom frequency.

Attributes
ACN	275837
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 32s
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	275837
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Advisories are being given in relation to how and how not to fly your airplane, wind and traffic and at night the lights are keyed on by a person off airport who is not qualified or authorized to do this type of thing. This has been going on for a yr or more now. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that 'everyone in town' knows who the person is that is making the xmissions. A citizen who used to fly has a silo-like structure overlooking the airport with windows around the top. The citizen likes to get into his silo and 'play tower.' the transmission activity has lessened recently. The reporter is now aware of the FAA aviation safety hot line and will use it, call the FSDO, or notify the FCC if this starts up again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PART 135 OPERATOR STATES THAT AN ARPT NEIGHBOR IS 'PLAYING TWR' ON THE UNICOM FREQ.

Narrative: ADVISORIES ARE BEING GIVEN IN RELATION TO HOW AND HOW NOT TO FLY YOUR AIRPLANE, WIND AND TFC AND AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS ARE KEYED ON BY A PERSON OFF ARPT WHO IS NOT QUALIFIED OR AUTHORIZED TO DO THIS TYPE OF THING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YR OR MORE NOW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT 'EVERYONE IN TOWN' KNOWS WHO THE PERSON IS THAT IS MAKING THE XMISSIONS. A CITIZEN WHO USED TO FLY HAS A SILO-LIKE STRUCTURE OVERLOOKING THE ARPT WITH WINDOWS AROUND THE TOP. THE CITIZEN LIKES TO GET INTO HIS SILO AND 'PLAY TWR.' THE XMISSION ACTIVITY HAS LESSENED RECENTLY. THE RPTR IS NOW AWARE OF THE FAA AVIATION SAFETY HOT LINE AND WILL USE IT, CALL THE FSDO, OR NOTIFY THE FCC IF THIS STARTS UP AGAIN.

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.