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A Q400 captain reported possibly landing without clearance; citing poor quality radios. Reporter added he has been told to not write up the problem since it appears to be pervasive.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 975303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | VHF |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Possibly landed without landing clearance. Fatigue and very poor radios contributed to this event. Comm 1 and comm 2 obliterate each other. We have been told by our fleet manager this is common with the thales radios and to not write it up as a discrepancy; similar to the way we are not to report the weather radar; which will often not turn on. This does not resolve the problem. Communications are a mess in the Q400; which is already a very busy airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Q400 Captain reported possibly landing without clearance; citing poor quality radios. Reporter added he has been told to not write up the problem since it appears to be pervasive.
Narrative: Possibly landed without landing clearance. Fatigue and very poor radios contributed to this event. Comm 1 and Comm 2 obliterate each other. We have been told by our Fleet Manager this is common with the Thales radios and to not write it up as a discrepancy; similar to the way we are not to report the weather radar; which will often not turn on. This does not resolve the problem. Communications are a mess in the Q400; which is already a very busy airplane.
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.