On approach to land pilot informed by unicom of temporary tower in operation.

Attributes
ACN	284391
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l66
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : l66
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	284391
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I reported intentions to land on unicom and was advised of temporary tower in operation. I switched to tower frequency but due to constant conversation on tower frequency, was unable to break in until on downwind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON APCH TO LAND PLT INFORMED BY UNICOM OF TEMPORARY TWR IN OP.

Narrative: I RPTED INTENTIONS TO LAND ON UNICOM AND WAS ADVISED OF TEMPORARY TWR IN OP. I SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ BUT DUE TO CONSTANT CONVERSATION ON TWR FREQ, WAS UNABLE TO BREAK IN UNTIL ON DOWNWIND.

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.