Instrument student fails to advise the tower when executing a missed approach.

Attributes
ACN	315960
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ack
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 420 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ack
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 675 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	315960
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
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 am instrument student flying in my own airplane, a piper arrow, being instructed by a cfii. It was my first VOR practice approach. At missed approach, I switched radio back to cape approach and requested heading vector to another practice approach. Cape approach asked what heading ack tower assigned. I immediately switched to ack tower. Female voice controller was annoyed and asked why I wasn't on her frequency. I replied that I inadvertently switched frequency. She then gave me heading and we switched to cape approach and completed another VOR approach to a full stop. After clearing the active and switching to ground, a male voice said something like 'in class D airspace, don't you know that you are not supposed to switch frequency without authority/authorized.' his voice was loud and argumentative. My instructor told him of the events and apologized. Controller said 'that is not acceptable.' my instructor called tower by phone later and again apologized to female controller. She thanked him and had no other comment. No further word from ground controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INST STUDENT FAILS TO ADVISE THE TWR WHEN EXECUTING A MISSED APCH.

Narrative: I AM INST STUDENT FLYING IN MY OWN AIRPLANE, A PIPER ARROW, BEING INSTRUCTED BY A CFII. IT WAS MY FIRST VOR PRACTICE APCH. AT MISSED APCH, I SWITCHED RADIO BACK TO CAPE APCH AND REQUESTED HDG VECTOR TO ANOTHER PRACTICE APCH. CAPE APCH ASKED WHAT HDG ACK TWR ASSIGNED. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO ACK TWR. FEMALE VOICE CTLR WAS ANNOYED AND ASKED WHY I WASN'T ON HER FREQ. I REPLIED THAT I INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED FREQ. SHE THEN GAVE ME HDG AND WE SWITCHED TO CAPE APCH AND COMPLETED ANOTHER VOR APCH TO A FULL STOP. AFTER CLRING THE ACTIVE AND SWITCHING TO GND, A MALE VOICE SAID SOMETHING LIKE 'IN CLASS D AIRSPACE, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SWITCH FREQ WITHOUT AUTH.' HIS VOICE WAS LOUD AND ARGUMENTATIVE. MY INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM OF THE EVENTS AND APOLOGIZED. CTLR SAID 'THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.' MY INSTRUCTOR CALLED TWR BY PHONE LATER AND AGAIN APOLOGIZED TO FEMALE CTLR. SHE THANKED HIM AND HAD NO OTHER COMMENT. NO FURTHER WORD FROM GND CTLR.

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.