An experimental pilot, NORAC traffic, lands his aircraft without landing clearance at sgr, tx.

Attributes
ACN	450830
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgr.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	450830
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Radio went out due to bad fuse. Landed at sugarland (sgr) without control tower approval. Was not sure that it was operating since I could not raise it on my handheld radio either. (Battery had been discharged in-flight.) kept announcing over airport frequency, then entered pattern and landed. Fuse had come loose in harness. Radio operated after replacing fuses. No incidents and traffic was light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL PLT, NORAC TFC, LANDS HIS ACFT WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC AT SGR, TX.

Narrative: RADIO WENT OUT DUE TO BAD FUSE. LANDED AT SUGARLAND (SGR) WITHOUT CTL TWR APPROVAL. WAS NOT SURE THAT IT WAS OPERATING SINCE I COULD NOT RAISE IT ON MY HANDHELD RADIO EITHER. (BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCHARGED INFLT.) KEPT ANNOUNCING OVER ARPT FREQ, THEN ENTERED PATTERN AND LANDED. FUSE HAD COME LOOSE IN HARNESS. RADIO OPERATED AFTER REPLACING FUSES. NO INCIDENTS AND TFC WAS LIGHT.

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.