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Non tower airport FSS unicom CTAF - the various publications referencing the frequencys used at tcc after the FSS is closed are confusing to some of the users.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 301827 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Tucumcari flight service just closed. Sectionals list FSS frequency as CTAF. However, albuquerque either does not monitor 123.6 or they do not answer calls to tucumcari radio. Therefore, you cannot get field advisories on CTAF. Unicom will give advisories though. As a result, as I was getting fuel I saw 2 airplanes in patterns for different runways, 1 calling out on CTAF and the other on unicom frequency. I have witnessed this confusion at other airports which have or had a FSS when FSS is closed, but unicom is open. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: called abq AFSS to inquire about tcc FSS closure. Specialist advised that tcc FSS closed on march 30, 1995 and aeronautical charts published in may reflected changes to frequencys and removal of tcc FSS from charts. Current procedures reflect 1 CTAF frequency 122.95.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON TWR ARPT FSS UNICOM CTAF - THE VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS REFING THE FREQS USED AT TCC AFTER THE FSS IS CLOSED ARE CONFUSING TO SOME OF THE USERS.
Narrative: TUCUMCARI FLT SVC JUST CLOSED. SECTIONALS LIST FSS FREQ AS CTAF. HOWEVER, ALBUQUERQUE EITHER DOES NOT MONITOR 123.6 OR THEY DO NOT ANSWER CALLS TO TUCUMCARI RADIO. THEREFORE, YOU CANNOT GET FIELD ADVISORIES ON CTAF. UNICOM WILL GIVE ADVISORIES THOUGH. AS A RESULT, AS I WAS GETTING FUEL I SAW 2 AIRPLANES IN PATTERNS FOR DIFFERENT RWYS, 1 CALLING OUT ON CTAF AND THE OTHER ON UNICOM FREQ. I HAVE WITNESSED THIS CONFUSION AT OTHER ARPTS WHICH HAVE OR HAD A FSS WHEN FSS IS CLOSED, BUT UNICOM IS OPEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLED ABQ AFSS TO INQUIRE ABOUT TCC FSS CLOSURE. SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT TCC FSS CLOSED ON MARCH 30, 1995 AND AERO CHARTS PUBLISHED IN MAY REFLECTED CHANGES TO FREQS AND REMOVAL OF TCC FSS FROM CHARTS. CURRENT PROCS REFLECT 1 CTAF FREQ 122.95.
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.