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A ce-560 flight crew; whose recollection was there was no tower there; landed at gck without a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 920079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GCK.Airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | VHF |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 4800 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 28000 Flight Crew Type 3600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Because of weather in gck we diverted. After weather lifted; passengers wanted us to reposition to gck to pick him and two others up. With it being a 12 minute flight; and clear skies; we flew VFR to gck. We went direct at 9;500. The copilot called the FBO to let them know we were arriving to pick up passengers and then put the unicom frequency in and continued to make the normal calls to alert aircraft of our presence in the traffic area.upon landing we taxied to the FBO where ground personnel informed us the tower would like to talk to us. I realized at that point that we had potentially landed without notifying tower. The gentleman in the tower proceeded to tell me that we; in fact; did land without talking to him and that it was the seventh time that this has happened in the last year. He then said that he had to do paperwork on me.he took my information down and then asked me what I think they should do to prevent this in the future. I asked him if they monitor unicom in the tower and he said no. I said if this happens a lot maybe they should. Weather diversions and not going to the intended destination started the day off bad. Going VFR; when we always file IFR; thus getting the proper hand offs from center to approach and tower frequencies is the only way to go. I will not go VFR again; no matter how short it is. Getting away from the norm is when bad things happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE-560 flight crew; whose recollection was there was no Tower there; landed at GCK without a clearance.
Narrative: Because of weather in GCK we diverted. After weather lifted; passengers wanted us to reposition to GCK to pick him and two others up. With it being a 12 minute flight; and clear skies; we flew VFR to GCK. We went direct at 9;500. The copilot called the FBO to let them know we were arriving to pick up passengers and then put the UNICOM frequency in and continued to make the normal calls to alert aircraft of our presence in the traffic area.Upon landing we taxied to the FBO where ground personnel informed us the Tower would like to talk to us. I realized at that point that we had potentially landed without notifying Tower. The gentleman in the Tower proceeded to tell me that we; in fact; did land without talking to him and that it was the seventh time that this has happened in the last year. He then said that he HAD to do paperwork on me.He took my information down and then asked me what I think they should do to prevent this in the future. I asked him if they monitor UNICOM in the Tower and he said NO. I said if this happens a lot maybe they should. Weather diversions and not going to the intended destination started the day off bad. Going VFR; when we ALWAYS file IFR; thus getting the proper hand offs from Center to Approach and Tower frequencies is the only way to go. I will not go VFR again; no matter how short it is. Getting away from the norm is when bad things happen.
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.