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Commuter aircraft lands at alternate airport while on TRACON approach control frequency. Unauthorized landing without clearance. Long day of WX avoidance procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1240 |
| ASRS Report | 351384 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We landed without clearance to land. I was still on approach control when we landed. We contacted ground after landing without any discussion. The original flight was from cvg to stl at 1 hour 31 mins. We departed on time with about 4 hours and 30 mins of fuel on board. When we checked in with stl approach, the field had just closed due to level 6 WX on the field. We held for 30 mins just east of a squall line that stretched from chicago to dallas. We tried to get around it but we couldn't, so we diverted. Evansville was our alternate and we headed that way. We called the company on the radio, and they said go to cvg (fuel permitting). So we went to cvg and they were down to one runway, so we held for another 20 mins. We finally made it to cvg after 3 hours 13 mins. We were tired after all the problems of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER ACFT LANDS AT ALTERNATE ARPT WHILE ON TRACON APCH CTL FREQ. UNAUTH LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC. LONG DAY OF WX AVOIDANCE PROCS.
Narrative: WE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC TO LAND. I WAS STILL ON APCH CTL WHEN WE LANDED. WE CONTACTED GND AFTER LNDG WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION. THE ORIGINAL FLT WAS FROM CVG TO STL AT 1 HR 31 MINS. WE DEPARTED ON TIME WITH ABOUT 4 HRS AND 30 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD. WHEN WE CHKED IN WITH STL APCH, THE FIELD HAD JUST CLOSED DUE TO LEVEL 6 WX ON THE FIELD. WE HELD FOR 30 MINS JUST E OF A SQUALL LINE THAT STRETCHED FROM CHICAGO TO DALLAS. WE TRIED TO GET AROUND IT BUT WE COULDN'T, SO WE DIVERTED. EVANSVILLE WAS OUR ALTERNATE AND WE HEADED THAT WAY. WE CALLED THE COMPANY ON THE RADIO, AND THEY SAID GO TO CVG (FUEL PERMITTING). SO WE WENT TO CVG AND THEY WERE DOWN TO ONE RWY, SO WE HELD FOR ANOTHER 20 MINS. WE FINALLY MADE IT TO CVG AFTER 3 HRS 13 MINS. WE WERE TIRED AFTER ALL THE PROBS OF THE FLT.
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.