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Landing mem, DC9 flight crew recognize xfer from mem approach was not completed, and trying to establish communication with mem tower, observe controller light gun signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 510409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Cleared on a visual approach to mem international runway 18R by approach control. Did not received radio handoff to tower. Remained on approach control frequency. Realized late (less than 1000 ft AGL). Tried to contact tower just prior to touchdown. Tower gave green light to us due to no radio contact. Acknowledged receipt of green light clearing the runway after landing. Change to tower earlier even if approach does not give handoff, on visual approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNDG MEM, DC9 FLC RECOGNIZE XFER FROM MEM APCH WAS NOT COMPLETED, AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH COM WITH MEM TWR, OBSERVE CTLR LIGHT GUN SIGNAL.
Narrative: CLRED ON A VISUAL APCH TO MEM INTL RWY 18R BY APCH CTL. DID NOT RECEIVED RADIO HDOF TO TWR. REMAINED ON APCH CTL FREQ. REALIZED LATE (LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL). TRIED TO CONTACT TWR JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. TWR GAVE GREEN LIGHT TO US DUE TO NO RADIO CONTACT. ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF GREEN LIGHT CLRING THE RWY AFTER LNDG. CHANGE TO TWR EARLIER EVEN IF APCH DOES NOT GIVE HDOF, ON VISUAL 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.