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ATR42 flight crew on instrument approach told that tower is closing after they have reported the OM. Tower does convey taxiway conditions to the flight crew, but they do not close the IFR flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cwa |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cwa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 362276 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Flew a procedure (ILS) to runway 8 at cwa just outside the OM. ZMP gave us a handoff to cwa tower. We checked in with them, were advised to report the OM and that the tower would probably close before we arrived. Reported the marker inbound to the tower, and they reported that they were closing the tower. We discussed briefly with them airport lighting that was on, and whether we now had control with pilot controled lighting. After landing we were given a report over tower frequency that the braking action in places was poor on the txwys. We taxied in and parked, never going back to ZMP to cancel our IFR flight plan. Another carrier's ground personnel cancelled for us with ZMP. Having talked with the tower and then receiving the braking action report after touchdown, neither of us thought about canceling. In hindsight the tower did officially close but our mindset was situation normal for a tower controled airport. Having the tower close while the aircraft is between the OM and touchdown is a very unique situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR42 FLC ON INST APCH TOLD THAT TWR IS CLOSING AFTER THEY HAVE RPTED THE OM. TWR DOES CONVEY TXWY CONDITIONS TO THE FLC, BUT THEY DO NOT CLOSE THE IFR FLT PLAN.
Narrative: FLEW A PROC (ILS) TO RWY 8 AT CWA JUST OUTSIDE THE OM. ZMP GAVE US A HDOF TO CWA TWR. WE CHKED IN WITH THEM, WERE ADVISED TO RPT THE OM AND THAT THE TWR WOULD PROBABLY CLOSE BEFORE WE ARRIVED. RPTED THE MARKER INBOUND TO THE TWR, AND THEY RPTED THAT THEY WERE CLOSING THE TWR. WE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY WITH THEM ARPT LIGHTING THAT WAS ON, AND WHETHER WE NOW HAD CTL WITH PLT CTLED LIGHTING. AFTER LNDG WE WERE GIVEN A RPT OVER TWR FREQ THAT THE BRAKING ACTION IN PLACES WAS POOR ON THE TXWYS. WE TAXIED IN AND PARKED, NEVER GOING BACK TO ZMP TO CANCEL OUR IFR FLT PLAN. ANOTHER CARRIER'S GND PERSONNEL CANCELLED FOR US WITH ZMP. HAVING TALKED WITH THE TWR AND THEN RECEIVING THE BRAKING ACTION RPT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NEITHER OF US THOUGHT ABOUT CANCELING. IN HINDSIGHT THE TWR DID OFFICIALLY CLOSE BUT OUR MINDSET WAS SIT NORMAL FOR A TWR CTLED ARPT. HAVING THE TWR CLOSE WHILE THE ACFT IS BTWN THE OM AND TOUCHDOWN IS A VERY UNIQUE 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.