Reporter lands where temporary tower is established without contacting the tower.

Attributes
ACN	309412
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : awo
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : awo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 109 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	309412
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a local flight from renton, wa, to arlington, wa, for a pleasure flight. When I was 20 mi from airport, I listened to AWOS, and called local traffic and unicom for airport information and runway in use. No one responded, even after many attempts. When on long final I heard someone announce the departure from the runway I was on final for. After landing I was contacted by a person, who, confronted me about an 'air show' event that has been taking place there, and that a temporary tower has been added to this uncontrolled airport, and that I should have checked the NOTAMS first. I replied I was sorry and asked for the proper frequencys. I then proceeded to tell him of what happened. I taxied down to the runway and called tower on appropriate frequency and asked permission for a departure. I was cleared, and went back home. I feel this could have been avoided simply by calling and getting the NOTAMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR LANDS WHERE TEMPORARY TWR IS ESTABLISHED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR.

Narrative: I WAS ON A LCL FLT FROM RENTON, WA, TO ARLINGTON, WA, FOR A PLEASURE FLT. WHEN I WAS 20 MI FROM ARPT, I LISTENED TO AWOS, AND CALLED LCL TFC AND UNICOM FOR ARPT INFO AND RWY IN USE. NO ONE RESPONDED, EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS. WHEN ON LONG FINAL I HEARD SOMEONE ANNOUNCE THE DEP FROM THE RWY I WAS ON FINAL FOR. AFTER LNDG I WAS CONTACTED BY A PERSON, WHO, CONFRONTED ME ABOUT AN 'AIR SHOW' EVENT THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE THERE, AND THAT A TEMPORARY TWR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS UNCTLED ARPT, AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE NOTAMS FIRST. I REPLIED I WAS SORRY AND ASKED FOR THE PROPER FREQS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM OF WHAT HAPPENED. I TAXIED DOWN TO THE RWY AND CALLED TWR ON APPROPRIATE FREQ AND ASKED PERMISSION FOR A DEP. I WAS CLRED, AND WENT BACK HOME. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED SIMPLY BY CALLING AND GETTING THE NOTAMS.

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.