<< >> NASA ASRS Report 849482, August 2009

A corporate aircraft on final approach to tpf failed to see a NOTAM changing the CTAF frequency; called CTAF on the incorrect frequency and on final approach lined up opposite an aircraft taking off.

Attributes
ACN	849482
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	TPF.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	VHF
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 500 Vertical 200

Narrative:

We had been cleared for a visual approach to tpf (uncontrolled). We tried to call on unicom; but got no reply. Due to the proximity to a military airport; we elected to land with a slight tailwind. As we approached short final; we saw a light plane takeoff in the opposite direction. We did not require evasive action as he turned out from our path. Once on ground; we found out the frequency for unicom had changed. On later review; we found the change was in the notams; but was buried in many others; so we missed it. The lesson is to be far more careful with NOTAMS when going into an unfamiliar and uncontrolled field.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A corporate aircraft on final approach to TPF failed to see a NOTAM changing the CTAF frequency; called CTAF on the incorrect frequency and on final approach lined up opposite an aircraft taking off.

Narrative: We had been cleared for a visual approach to TPF (uncontrolled). We tried to call on UNICOM; but got no reply. Due to the proximity to a Military Airport; we elected to land with a slight tailwind. As we approached short final; we saw a light plane takeoff in the opposite direction. We did not require evasive action as he turned out from our path. Once on ground; we found out the frequency for UNICOM had changed. On later review; we found the change was in the NOTAMs; but was buried in many others; so we missed it. The lesson is to be far more careful with NOTAMS when going into an unfamiliar and uncontrolled field.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.