GA small aircraft entered ash air traffic area and landed without calling tower. Tower activated last august and advertised in airport facility directory long before this flight.

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Attributes
ACN	98197
Time
Date	198811
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ash
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ash tower : okc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	98197
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

11/88, I called and received a briefing before flying to sanford, me. On the way to sanford I decided to stop at nashua, nh, airport for fuel for the return trip, as I have been there numerous times in the past. Unknowingly to me, the tower had been activated some time in aug. I had checked my chart and my flight guide and they listed a 122.7 unicom frequency. I went to unicom and reported my position and proceeded to land. Upon landing I was contacted by the tower and told to report to them. The tower informed me that they had been in operation for some time. I had no way of knowing that the tower was now in operation because I didn't receive any information about nashua, nh, from service. My ny sectional shows no frequencys and the bos TCA chart shows 122.7. I can't understand why nashua couldn't monitor 122.7 to inform pilots in transit that they have a new frequency for tower operation. Area pilots should be notified by mail of important changes as they happen. A number of other local pilots said they had received notices in the mail. I never received anything about nashua opening a tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENTERED ASH ATA AND LANDED WITHOUT CALLING TWR. TWR ACTIVATED LAST AUGUST AND ADVERTISED IN ARPT FAC DIRECTORY LONG BEFORE THIS FLT.

Narrative: 11/88, I CALLED AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING BEFORE FLYING TO SANFORD, ME. ON THE WAY TO SANFORD I DECIDED TO STOP AT NASHUA, NH, ARPT FOR FUEL FOR THE RETURN TRIP, AS I HAVE BEEN THERE NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. UNKNOWINGLY TO ME, THE TWR HAD BEEN ACTIVATED SOME TIME IN AUG. I HAD CHKED MY CHART AND MY FLT GUIDE AND THEY LISTED A 122.7 UNICOM FREQ. I WENT TO UNICOM AND RPTED MY POS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. UPON LNDG I WAS CONTACTED BY THE TWR AND TOLD TO RPT TO THEM. THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR SOME TIME. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THE TWR WAS NOW IN OPERATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY INFO ABOUT NASHUA, NH, FROM SVC. MY NY SECTIONAL SHOWS NO FREQS AND THE BOS TCA CHART SHOWS 122.7. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NASHUA COULDN'T MONITOR 122.7 TO INFORM PLTS IN TRANSIT THAT THEY HAVE A NEW FREQ FOR TWR OPERATION. AREA PLTS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL OF IMPORTANT CHANGES AS THEY HAPPEN. A NUMBER OF OTHER LCL PLTS SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED NOTICES IN THE MAIL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT NASHUA OPENING A TWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.