CE421 aircraft on approach lost communication with tower and executed a go around. Tower gave reporter a green light and after landing had reporter call the tower who told him he should have landed when given the light.

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Attributes
ACN	386037
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bur
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	386037
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While being vectored for a visual approach to runway 15 at bur, on handoff from socal to bur tower all communication was lost with bur tower. I initiated a go around, at which time I was given a steady green light from the tower, but since I was in a go around situation and not in a position for a safe landing, I continued the go around. After a landing was accomplished, I was told to call the tower on a landline and was told when I get a green light I must land -- no matter what. My flight condition was 'gear and flaps retracted.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE421 ACFT ON APCH LOST COM WITH TWR AND EXECUTED A GAR. TWR GAVE RPTR A GREEN LIGHT AND AFTER LNDG HAD RPTR CALL THE TWR WHO TOLD HIM HE SHOULD HAVE LANDED WHEN GIVEN THE LIGHT.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15 AT BUR, ON HDOF FROM SOCAL TO BUR TWR ALL COM WAS LOST WITH BUR TWR. I INITIATED A GAR, AT WHICH TIME I WAS GIVEN A STEADY GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TWR, BUT SINCE I WAS IN A GAR SIT AND NOT IN A POS FOR A SAFE LNDG, I CONTINUED THE GAR. AFTER A LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED, I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE TWR ON A LANDLINE AND WAS TOLD WHEN I GET A GREEN LIGHT I MUST LAND -- NO MATTER WHAT. MY FLT CONDITION WAS 'GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED.'

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.