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Private pilot performs an unauthorized approach landing takeoff at a military facility. Unauthorized penetration of military airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcf airport : tpf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 75 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 303113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was a private pilot, on a training flight (cross country) and became preoccupied with my transponder which tpa approach said was not being picked up. I was advised that the airport tpf (peter O'knight airport) was at the 12 O'clock position 3 mi ahead so I switched frequencys to the tpf CTAF. Then I asked for TA's. No one answered for a while. Then traffic announced that they were departing runway 3. I then decided to enter on the downwind at a 45 degree angle, making proper position reports. When I was on final I realized the enormous size of the runway and recognized that I was at macdill AFB, the airport to the left of tpf, rather than tpf. I realized I was close to the ground and was in a better position (it would be more safe) to land rather than to depart the pattern at this point. So I executed a touch-and-go from macdill AFB and proceeded to contact departure. This student was not tracked down by macdill and I offered this information in hopes of remedying the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT PERFORMS AN UNAUTH APCH LNDG TKOF AT A MIL FACILITY. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF MIL AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS A PVT PLT, ON A TRAINING FLT (XCOUNTRY) AND BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH MY XPONDER WHICH TPA APCH SAID WAS NOT BEING PICKED UP. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ARPT TPF (PETER O'KNIGHT ARPT) WAS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POS 3 MI AHEAD SO I SWITCHED FREQS TO THE TPF CTAF. THEN I ASKED FOR TA'S. NO ONE ANSWERED FOR A WHILE. THEN TFC ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE DEPARTING RWY 3. I THEN DECIDED TO ENTER ON THE DOWNWIND AT A 45 DEG ANGLE, MAKING PROPER POS RPTS. WHEN I WAS ON FINAL I REALIZED THE ENORMOUS SIZE OF THE RWY AND RECOGNIZED THAT I WAS AT MACDILL AFB, THE ARPT TO THE L OF TPF, RATHER THAN TPF. I REALIZED I WAS CLOSE TO THE GND AND WAS IN A BETTER POS (IT WOULD BE MORE SAFE) TO LAND RATHER THAN TO DEPART THE PATTERN AT THIS POINT. SO I EXECUTED A TOUCH-AND-GO FROM MACDILL AFB AND PROCEEDED TO CONTACT DEP. THIS STUDENT WAS NOT TRACKED DOWN BY MACDILL AND I OFFERED THIS INFO IN HOPES OF REMEDYING THE SIT.
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.