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Commuter ferry flight into psm airport is unable to establish radio contact with psm tower. Lands without communication with airport. Aircraft equipment problem considerations governed the PIC's flight crew planning. In-flight on the final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280942 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psm |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : psm tower : stl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 280942 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 281074 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Approximately 3 mins before landing in portsmouth, nh, on an IFR flight plan in night/VMC conditions, manchester approach advised our crew that they could not contact pease tower via radio or land-line communications. At this time, we decided to cancel IFR and continue with a visual approach into portsmouth. We also were unable to communication with pease tower or ground, ATIS was not being broadcast, and no light gun signals were given. The captain and myself decided to continue and land due to a ferry permit we were operating on. The permit was for an aircraft with an engine of questionable health. The airport was not notamed closed, all the airport lights were on, and no obstructions were seen. Once on the ground we continued to try to communication with pease via radio while taxiing to our maintenance hangar. Our company flight control tried to call them via land-line with no response. The pease tower was unmanned for unknown reasons, and more staffing should be considered. Supplemental information from acn 281074: I was ferrying an airplane with a bad right engine due to compressor stalls and over temperature earlier in the day. To go around would be chancing possible engine failure at the high torque setting required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER FERRY FLT INTO PSM ARPT IS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH PSM TWR. LANDS WITHOUT COM WITH ARPT. ACFT EQUIP PROB CONSIDERATIONS GOVERNED THE PIC'S FLC PLANNING. INFLT ON THE FINAL APCH.
Narrative: APPROX 3 MINS BEFORE LNDG IN PORTSMOUTH, NH, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN NIGHT/VMC CONDITIONS, MANCHESTER APCH ADVISED OUR CREW THAT THEY COULD NOT CONTACT PEASE TWR VIA RADIO OR LAND-LINE COMS. AT THIS TIME, WE DECIDED TO CANCEL IFR AND CONTINUE WITH A VISUAL APCH INTO PORTSMOUTH. WE ALSO WERE UNABLE TO COM WITH PEASE TWR OR GND, ATIS WAS NOT BEING BROADCAST, AND NO LIGHT GUN SIGNALS WERE GIVEN. THE CAPT AND MYSELF DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LAND DUE TO A FERRY PERMIT WE WERE OPERATING ON. THE PERMIT WAS FOR AN ACFT WITH AN ENG OF QUESTIONABLE HEALTH. THE ARPT WAS NOT NOTAMED CLOSED, ALL THE ARPT LIGHTS WERE ON, AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE SEEN. ONCE ON THE GND WE CONTINUED TO TRY TO COM WITH PEASE VIA RADIO WHILE TAXIING TO OUR MAINT HANGAR. OUR COMPANY FLT CTL TRIED TO CALL THEM VIA LAND-LINE WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PEASE TWR WAS UNMANNED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AND MORE STAFFING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 281074: I WAS FERRYING AN AIRPLANE WITH A BAD R ENG DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS AND OVER TEMP EARLIER IN THE DAY. TO GAR WOULD BE CHANCING POSSIBLE ENG FAILURE AT THE HIGH TORQUE SETTING REQUIRED.
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.