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Pilot of an small aircraft sel ATC cargo flight landed without landing clearance due to apparent mishandling of the 2 communication radios.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 311460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far 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:
Aircraft was descended to 2600 ft MSL on 1 1/2 - 2 mi downwind to runway 18L. I was then cleared for a visual approach to runway 18L and told to contact tower. Tower frequency was entered into the #1 radio (approach was on #2), and a call was made. However, due to the distraction of making 60 degree bank s-turns to try to lose altitude, it is unclr if a reply was received and not heard or if no reply was given by the tower. I continued the approach to runway 18L, and even had the windows open to help increase drag and descent rate. I landed uneventfully and pulled off the taxiway, when I realized I did not remember hearing the tower clear me to land. I switched to ground on radio #1 and made a call to taxi, and heard no reply. I put the ground frequency in radio #2 and called to taxi, received a reply, and taxied into the ramp. Either: the #1 radio failed to transmit, the #1 radio failed to receive the tower's response, the pilot (me!) failed to configure the radios correctly, or didn't depress the push-to-talk all the way, or the #1 volume was too low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ATC CARGO FLT LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC DUE TO APPARENT MISHANDLING OF THE 2 COM RADIOS.
Narrative: ACFT WAS DSNDED TO 2600 FT MSL ON 1 1/2 - 2 MI DOWNWIND TO RWY 18L. I WAS THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L AND TOLD TO CONTACT TWR. TWR FREQ WAS ENTERED INTO THE #1 RADIO (APCH WAS ON #2), AND A CALL WAS MADE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DISTR OF MAKING 60 DEG BANK S-TURNS TO TRY TO LOSE ALT, IT IS UNCLR IF A REPLY WAS RECEIVED AND NOT HEARD OR IF NO REPLY WAS GIVEN BY THE TWR. I CONTINUED THE APCH TO RWY 18L, AND EVEN HAD THE WINDOWS OPEN TO HELP INCREASE DRAG AND DSCNT RATE. I LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND PULLED OFF THE TXWY, WHEN I REALIZED I DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE TWR CLR ME TO LAND. I SWITCHED TO GND ON RADIO #1 AND MADE A CALL TO TAXI, AND HEARD NO REPLY. I PUT THE GND FREQ IN RADIO #2 AND CALLED TO TAXI, RECEIVED A REPLY, AND TAXIED INTO THE RAMP. EITHER: THE #1 RADIO FAILED TO XMIT, THE #1 RADIO FAILED TO RECEIVE THE TWR'S RESPONSE, THE PLT (ME!) FAILED TO CONFIGURE THE RADIOS CORRECTLY, OR DIDN'T DEPRESS THE PUSH-TO-TALK ALL THE WAY, OR THE #1 VOLUME WAS TOO LOW.
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.