A PA32 instructor pilot makes a low approach without authority/authorized from fpr tower controller. Had been instructed to call in 3 mi west but frequency congestion prevented that.

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Attributes
ACN	403020
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 640
ASRS Report	403020
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While giving flight instruction on an ILS approach while in VMC conditions, upon contacting fort pierce tower as we were approaching from the west, tower told me to report 3 mi west of the airport. When I attempted to report there was so much communication on the radio that I was unable to contact tower until nearly over the runway. I suppose that next time I would hold 3 mi west until radio contact was once again established and then we could be cleared for a low approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA32 INSTRUCTOR PLT MAKES A LOW APCH WITHOUT AUTH FROM FPR TWR CTLR. HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CALL IN 3 MI W BUT FREQ CONGESTION PREVENTED THAT.

Narrative: WHILE GIVING FLT INSTRUCTION ON AN ILS APCH WHILE IN VMC CONDITIONS, UPON CONTACTING FORT PIERCE TWR AS WE WERE APCHING FROM THE W, TWR TOLD ME TO RPT 3 MI W OF THE ARPT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RPT THERE WAS SO MUCH COM ON THE RADIO THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR UNTIL NEARLY OVER THE RWY. I SUPPOSE THAT NEXT TIME I WOULD HOLD 3 MI W UNTIL RADIO CONTACT WAS ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISHED AND THEN WE COULD BE CLRED FOR A LOW APCH.

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.