<< >> NASA ASRS Report 294600, January 1995

Spi on cross country with no radio, trying to keep instructor in another aircraft in sight. Loses visual, lands on closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	294600
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 80 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	294600
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were a flight of 2 from F86 to mlu. I am a spi from columbia to monroe for training. My flight leader was in constant contact with monroe tower and informed them on 3 different occasions that I did not have a radio. As we approached monroe I lost sight of my flight leader after he began his descent. I got a little nervous and disoriented and I landed on the closest runway to me and I was later informed the runway was closed. I looked for any light signals from the tower and saw no lights. I didn't see any men or equipment in the vicinity of the runway where I was landing so, I landed and taxied off.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ON XCOUNTRY WITH NO RADIO, TRYING TO KEEP INSTRUCTOR IN ANOTHER ACFT IN SIGHT. LOSES VISUAL, LANDS ON CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE A FLT OF 2 FROM F86 TO MLU. I AM A SPI FROM COLUMBIA TO MONROE FOR TRAINING. MY FLT LEADER WAS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH MONROE TWR AND INFORMED THEM ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT I DID NOT HAVE A RADIO. AS WE APCHED MONROE I LOST SIGHT OF MY FLT LEADER AFTER HE BEGAN HIS DSCNT. I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS AND DISORIENTED AND I LANDED ON THE CLOSEST RWY TO ME AND I WAS LATER INFORMED THE RWY WAS CLOSED. I LOOKED FOR ANY LIGHT SIGNALS FROM THE TWR AND SAW NO LIGHTS. I DIDN'T SEE ANY MEN OR EQUIP IN THE VICINITY OF THE RWY WHERE I WAS LNDG SO, I LANDED AND TAXIED OFF.

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.