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Emb-110 flight crew utilizes the wrong CTAF frequency at ith; while on final an airport vehicle that had been occupying the runway cleared so as to not create a conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 794235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ith.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB-110 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 794235 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 gnd crew |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After getting the ith airport in sight and being given the visual by new york approach we were told to switch to advisory frequency. My copilot switched to 119.9 and called our position and later turning final. Turning final I saw the runway was clear and made a normal approach and landing. Upon parking at the FBO I was confronted by an agitated airport employee that said he was trying to call me and that he was on the runway and cleared the runway as I turned final. He informed me that CTAF was 119.6 not 119.9; I checked and CTAF was 119.6. The copilot was calling on the wrong frequency. Tower was closed; however center never advised us that a vehicle may be on the runway. He was clear upon landing and no separation was lost in the end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-110 FLT CREW UTILIZES THE WRONG CTAF FREQ AT ITH; WHILE ON FINAL AN AIRPORT VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN OCCUPYING THE RWY CLEARED SO AS TO NOT CREATE A CONFLICT.
Narrative: AFTER GETTING THE ITH ARPT IN SIGHT AND BEING GIVEN THE VISUAL BY NEW YORK APCH WE WERE TOLD TO SWITCH TO ADVISORY FREQ. MY COPLT SWITCHED TO 119.9 AND CALLED OUR POS AND LATER TURNING FINAL. TURNING FINAL I SAW THE RWY WAS CLR AND MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. UPON PARKING AT THE FBO I WAS CONFRONTED BY AN AGITATED ARPT EMPLOYEE THAT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO CALL ME AND THAT HE WAS ON THE RWY AND CLRED THE RWY AS I TURNED FINAL. HE INFORMED ME THAT CTAF WAS 119.6 NOT 119.9; I CHKED AND CTAF WAS 119.6. THE COPLT WAS CALLING ON THE WRONG FREQ. TWR WAS CLOSED; HOWEVER CTR NEVER ADVISED US THAT A VEHICLE MAY BE ON THE RWY. HE WAS CLR UPON LNDG AND NO SEPARATION WAS LOST IN THE END.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.