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Unauthorized airspace entry, runway incursion and landing without ATC clearance occurs when a BE95 pilot believes that his radio communication frequency is a CTAF located at bct, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bct.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Travelair 95 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 538563 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing at bocoa raton (bct), ZMA said, 'radar service terminated, contact tower.' although I flew VFR all the way from white plaines, ny (hpn) with flight following, I used en route low altitude charts, L-27, L-28, L-19 and they don't have a tower frequency. I had an airport flight directory, which was about 2 yrs old and it lists both frequency as 122.8. I also had a pilot organization 2002 flight directory which also listed the tower frequency as 122.8. I called traffic for advisory several times at bct, but there was no answer. I reported my intention to land at bct runway 23, reported downwind, base, and final. Then I landed just to find out that there was a tower on the field with a different frequency and that I had just landed and taxied without a tower clearance. I never checked my VFR chart for frequency. Pilot's organization flight directory made a mistake with that frequency and I used an old airport flight directory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH AIRSPACE ENTRY, RWY INCURSION AND LNDG WITHOUT ATC CLRNC OCCURS WHEN A BE95 PLT BELIEVES THAT HIS RADIO COM FREQ IS A CTAF LOCATED AT BCT, FL.
Narrative: LNDG AT BOCOA RATON (BCT), ZMA SAID, 'RADAR SVC TERMINATED, CONTACT TWR.' ALTHOUGH I FLEW VFR ALL THE WAY FROM WHITE PLAINES, NY (HPN) WITH FLT FOLLOWING, I USED ENRTE LOW ALT CHARTS, L-27, L-28, L-19 AND THEY DON'T HAVE A TWR FREQ. I HAD AN ARPT FLT DIRECTORY, WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 YRS OLD AND IT LISTS BOTH FREQ AS 122.8. I ALSO HAD A PLT ORGANIZATION 2002 FLT DIRECTORY WHICH ALSO LISTED THE TWR FREQ AS 122.8. I CALLED TFC FOR ADVISORY SEVERAL TIMES AT BCT, BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. I RPTED MY INTENTION TO LAND AT BCT RWY 23, RPTED DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL. THEN I LANDED JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TWR ON THE FIELD WITH A DIFFERENT FREQ AND THAT I HAD JUST LANDED AND TAXIED WITHOUT A TWR CLRNC. I NEVER CHKED MY VFR CHART FOR FREQ. PLT'S ORGANIZATION FLT DIRECTORY MADE A MISTAKE WITH THAT FREQ AND I USED AN OLD ARPT FLT DIRECTORY.
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.