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A BE35 enters a class D without tower response to his initial position report 10 mi out. Reporter assumes that the part time tower is closed and that class D rules don't apply. He does a touch-and-go.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iln |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iln |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 2059 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 398480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I departed sgh with the intent of maintaining instrument currency. After overflying iln at 4500 ft, I asked for an airport advisory. A piper made a self announcement that he was departing on runway 22L. I reported lined up on the localizer runway 22R at 10 mi for a touch-and-go. There was no response from tower until the controller asked for my tail number on the climb out. My safety pilot apologized and asked tower if they had not heard my previous xmissions. He apologized to us saying he had just returned to his position. Problem cause: a single tower controller not allowing for communication during breaks. Prevention: additional controllers. I made the assumption that if a part-time tower didn't respond that the class D airspace was not in effect. It's not a good assumption since the controller may be doing something else.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 ENTERS A CLASS D WITHOUT TWR RESPONSE TO HIS INITIAL POS RPT 10 MI OUT. RPTR ASSUMES THAT THE PART TIME TWR IS CLOSED AND THAT CLASS D RULES DON'T APPLY. HE DOES A TOUCH-AND-GO.
Narrative: I DEPARTED SGH WITH THE INTENT OF MAINTAINING INST CURRENCY. AFTER OVERFLYING ILN AT 4500 FT, I ASKED FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY. A PIPER MADE A SELF ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WAS DEPARTING ON RWY 22L. I RPTED LINED UP ON THE LOC RWY 22R AT 10 MI FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM TWR UNTIL THE CTLR ASKED FOR MY TAIL NUMBER ON THE CLBOUT. MY SAFETY PLT APOLOGIZED AND ASKED TWR IF THEY HAD NOT HEARD MY PREVIOUS XMISSIONS. HE APOLOGIZED TO US SAYING HE HAD JUST RETURNED TO HIS POS. PROBLEM CAUSE: A SINGLE TWR CTLR NOT ALLOWING FOR COM DURING BREAKS. PREVENTION: ADDITIONAL CTLRS. I MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF A PART-TIME TWR DIDN'T RESPOND THAT THE CLASS D AIRSPACE WAS NOT IN EFFECT. IT'S NOT A GOOD ASSUMPTION SINCE THE CTLR MAY BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
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.