MIL TEMPORARY TWR NOT NOTAMED.

1996-01 · NASA ASRS report 325617

Date: 1996-01 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-other-unknown|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-unspecified

Synopsis

MIL TEMPORARY TWR NOT NOTAMED.

Narrative

WAS ON TRAINING FLT IN AREA OF AITKIN; MN; NOTED 122.9 WAS BEING USED IN PINE RIVER AREA AS A CTL TWR. I CHKED WITH FSS AND FOUND NO NOTAMS. IN FACT; FSS STATED I WAS THE THIRD PERSON TO INQUIRE. I GOT AN ACFT AT PINE RIVER AREA TO TALK TO ME ON 122.75. HE SAID IT WAS A TWR. I IDENTED MYSELF AS A FAA SAFETY COUNSELOR AND TOLD HIM TO ADVISE THE PERSON ON THE 'TWR' THAT IT WAS NOT NOTAMED AND THAT I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS AUTH. THIS PLT RELAYED THE INFO TO THE 'TWR' ON 122.9. HE SAID THAT I WAS AN 'FAA OFFICIAL GIVING A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.' A SHORT TIME LATER AN AERONCA IN THE PATTERN AT PINE RIVER DECLARED AN EMER. HE SAID HE HAD TOTAL ENG FAILURE. THIS WAS ON 122.9. BEING A PEACE OFFICER; SAFETY COUNSELOR; CIVIL AIR PATROL AND RESCUE PLT AND A LICENSED FIRST RESPONDER IN FIRST AID; I TRIED TO GET MORE INFO. THE 'TWR' TOLD ME IT WAS ALL JUST A DRILL. I ADVISED HIM TO TELL THE AERONCA PLT TO SAY 'SIMULATED' EMER DUE TO CONFUSION IT CAUSES AND REMINDED HIM THAT THE 'TWR' OP WAS NOT NOTAMED AND IT WAS CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHERS USING 122.9 AT OTHER FIELDS. AS IT TURNED OUT; IT WAS THE MIL! I FEEL THEIR ACTIONS ENDANGERED OTHER PLTS AND CAUSED CONFUSION BY DECLARING EMER OVER COMMON FREQ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE HAD RPTED THE INCIDENT TO FSDO. FSDO INSPECTOR CHASTISED RPTR FOR BEING RUDE ON FREQ. FSS SUPVR STATED NO NOTAM HAD BEEN FILED FOR A TEMPORARY TWR AT PINE RIVER.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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