Navy T34 reports to pns tower on one half mi final.

Attributes
ACN	513652
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pns.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Mentor (T-34)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 17
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller radar : 13 controller time certified in position1 : 6
ASRS Report	513652
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Company FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : pns.tower

Narrative:

Aircraft X was conducting an ILS approach to runway 17 at pns regional. Aircraft X entered tower airspace and did not establish communications with pns tower until the aircraft was on a 1/2 mi final to runway 17. Failure to follow ATC instructions -- far 91.123, and failure to maintain 2-WAY communications in class C airspace as required by far 91.130 is an ongoing problem with united states military training aircraft from pensacola and whiting north/south. See acn 513094 for further information about this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAVY T34 RPTS TO PNS TWR ON ONE HALF MI FINAL.

Narrative: ACFT X WAS CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 17 AT PNS REGIONAL. ACFT X ENTERED TWR AIRSPACE AND DID NOT ESTABLISH COMS WITH PNS TWR UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ON A 1/2 MI FINAL TO RWY 17. FAILURE TO FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS -- FAR 91.123, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN 2-WAY COMS IN CLASS C AIRSPACE AS REQUIRED BY FAR 91.130 IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH UNITED STATES MIL TRAINING ACFT FROM PENSACOLA AND WHITING N/S. SEE ACN 513094 FOR FURTHER INFO ABOUT THIS SIT.

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.