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PA28-161 aircraft checked NOTAMS for airport but after landing was contacted by tower controller informing reporter that the airport now had an active tower. Unicom had been turned off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ism |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ism tower : mem |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| 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 : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 379220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Prior to departing on a local VFR flight from orl to ism, I contacted FSS for a local WX briefing and also specifically requested 'any and all' NOTAMS for kissimmee. I was told there were no NOTAMS. I checked the currency of my orl/tpa class B airspace chart and was valid through sep/xx/97. I contacted the published unicom frequency on chart and did not get a response. Continuing to broadcast my position, I flew over kissimmee airport at 1500 ft AGL to observe other traffic and to determine active runway. Upon landing on runway 15 at kissimmee a controller advised me on the unicom frequency that kissimmee airport now has an active tower. I was also informed that they had been having troubles with their squelch on unicom frequency, so they turned it off. I was advised of new ground and tower frequencys, and no traffic issues or conflicts existed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28-161 ACFT CHKED NOTAMS FOR ARPT BUT AFTER LNDG WAS CONTACTED BY TWR CTLR INFORMING RPTR THAT THE ARPT NOW HAD AN ACTIVE TWR. UNICOM HAD BEEN TURNED OFF.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON A LCL VFR FLT FROM ORL TO ISM, I CONTACTED FSS FOR A LCL WX BRIEFING AND ALSO SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED 'ANY AND ALL' NOTAMS FOR KISSIMMEE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO NOTAMS. I CHKED THE CURRENCY OF MY ORL/TPA CLASS B AIRSPACE CHART AND WAS VALID THROUGH SEP/XX/97. I CONTACTED THE PUBLISHED UNICOM FREQ ON CHART AND DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. CONTINUING TO BROADCAST MY POS, I FLEW OVER KISSIMMEE ARPT AT 1500 FT AGL TO OBSERVE OTHER TFC AND TO DETERMINE ACTIVE RWY. UPON LNDG ON RWY 15 AT KISSIMMEE A CTLR ADVISED ME ON THE UNICOM FREQ THAT KISSIMMEE ARPT NOW HAS AN ACTIVE TWR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLES WITH THEIR SQUELCH ON UNICOM FREQ, SO THEY TURNED IT OFF. I WAS ADVISED OF NEW GND AND TWR FREQS, AND NO TFC ISSUES OR CONFLICTS EXISTED.
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.