United states navy training jet's initial call to tower on 2 pt 5 mi final at pns.

Attributes
ACN	516072
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 : 6 controller time certified in position1 : 6
ASRS Report	516072
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft X was conducting an ILS approach to runway 17 at pns. Aircraft X did not establish 2-WAY communications with pns ATC tower until aircraft was on a 2.5 mi final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNITED STATES NAVY TRAINING JET'S INITIAL CALL TO TWR ON 2 PT 5 MI FINAL AT PNS.

Narrative: ACFT X WAS CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 17 AT PNS. ACFT X DID NOT ESTABLISH 2-WAY COMS WITH PNS ATC TWR UNTIL ACFT WAS ON A 2.5 MI FINAL.

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.