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With only a single frequency available on his radio, a low time pilot experiences confusion on final approach when he has landing clearance from approach control and then cannot contact tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : huf.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : huf.tracon tower : huf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 480300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approach contacted runway 36 straight in -- repeated with plane numbers. Told to contact tower. Cleared for landing runway 36. Confirmed clearance on tower. No response. Continued calling, getting close to landing. Called 3 times. Went back to approach. Told problem. Told to call tower -- I did -- still no response. Over runway 36 and landing, contacted ground. Tower came on air and questioned why I did not call. I explained. Verified with another pilot radio. Pilot said cracking when I called -- reported radio to maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH ONLY A SINGLE FREQ AVAILABLE ON HIS RADIO, A LOW TIME PLT EXPERIENCES CONFUSION ON FINAL APCH WHEN HE HAS LNDG CLRNC FROM APCH CTL AND THEN CANNOT CONTACT TWR.
Narrative: APCH CONTACTED RWY 36 STRAIGHT IN -- REPEATED WITH PLANE NUMBERS. TOLD TO CONTACT TWR. CLRED FOR LNDG RWY 36. CONFIRMED CLRNC ON TWR. NO RESPONSE. CONTINUED CALLING, GETTING CLOSE TO LNDG. CALLED 3 TIMES. WENT BACK TO APCH. TOLD PROB. TOLD TO CALL TWR -- I DID -- STILL NO RESPONSE. OVER RWY 36 AND LNDG, CONTACTED GND. TWR CAME ON AIR AND QUESTIONED WHY I DID NOT CALL. I EXPLAINED. VERIFIED WITH ANOTHER PLT RADIO. PLT SAID CRACKING WHEN I CALLED -- RPTED RADIO TO MAINT.
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.