SMA LANDS AT SPECIAL EVENT ARPT WITHOUT LIGHT SIGNAL BTWN 2 MIL FGTS.

Date: 1994-03 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance

Synopsis

SMA LANDS AT SPECIAL EVENT ARPT WITHOUT LIGHT SIGNAL BTWN 2 MIL FGTS.

Narrative

FLEW A NO-RADIO AIRPLANE TO THE SUN 'N FUN FLY-IN. I CONTACTED THE LAL TWR; VIA TELEPHONE; ONE AND A HALF HRS BEFORE OCCURRENCE FOR PERMISSION TO LAND; NO-RADIO AT LAL AND WHAT PROC TO USE. ESTIMATED TIME OF ARR. PROC TO USE AND PERMISSION TO LAND NO-RADIO WERE DISCUSSED AND GRANTED. UPON ARR TO LAL; 2 AF-4C PHANTOM II JETS WERE CONDUCTING MULTIPLE PASSES DOWN RWY. WHEN THE F-4S SET UP TO LAND; I PLANNED TO FOLLOW BEHIND AND LAND ON RWY AS TOLD BY EARLIER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. NUMBER ONE F-4 LANDED; BUT #2 WENT AROUND. WITHOUT LIGHT SIGNAL; I LANDED WHERE PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED AND CLRED RWY WHERE INSTRUCTED. WHILE ON ROLLOUT; THE #2 F-4 PASSED OVERHEAD AT LOW ALT AND CREATED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TURB. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL I WOULD HAVE TROUBLE CTLING ACFT BUT BELIEVED A PLT WITH LESS EXPERIENCE MIGHT. PROBLEMS: NEVER RECEIVED GREEN LIGHT (OR ANY LIGHT SIGNAL) WHILE IN PATTERN. POSSIBLY; THE CTLRS WERE BUSY WATCHING THE RF-4. INTERMIX OF HIGH SPD VERSUS LOW SPD CONFLICT. AS A FORMER AIR FORCE PLT; I'M FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROBS. ARR PROC DISCUSSED ON TELEPHONE WORKED WELL; BUT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT HIGH SPD TFC UPON ARR. ANY HAZE OR OBSCURATION COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SIT. SOLUTIONS: KEEP HEAD ON SWIVEL. SUN 'N FUN ARR PROCS SHOULD BE ACTIVE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE ACTUAL FLY-IN STARTS; NOT ONE OR TWO DAYS BEFORE AS IS CURRENT POLICY.

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