C150 LNDG AT LSN EXPERIENCED RADIO PROBS WITH ATC.

Date: 2003-11 · Aircraft: Cessna 150 · Phase: approach

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance

Synopsis

C150 LNDG AT LSN EXPERIENCED RADIO PROBS WITH ATC.

Narrative

I WAS APCHING LANCASTER ARPT. WHEN I WAS APPROX 10 MI FROM THE LANCASTER ARPT; I CONTACTED THE LANCASTER TWR ON; 120.9 AND WAS TOLD TO CALL AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 26. I CALLED AS REQUESTED A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 26; AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE; I REPEATED MY CALL AT 1 1/2 MI FOR RWY 26. NO RESPONSE. I CALLED AT 1 MI FOR FINAL ON RWY 26; STILL NO RESPONSE. I CALLED AT SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 26; NO RESPONSE. HEARING THE TWR WORKING OTHER ACFT AND NOT RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND; I ABORTED MY LNDG. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THE TWR CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT ACFT HAD MADE THE APCH TO THE RWY. I INFORMED THEM IT WAS MY ACFT AS I MADE A MISSED APCH; JOINING A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 26. I RECEIVED NO FURTHER REPLY TO MY CALL; AND DID NOT GET PERMISSION TO LAND UNTIL I HAD PROCEEDED APPROX 5 MI E OF THE ARPT; ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG BEFORE I WAS AGAIN GIVEN PERMISSION TO LAND ON RWY 26. AFTER LNDG; I WAS HELD ON THE TXWY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME; BEFORE GIVEN PERMISSION TO TAXI TO TIEDOWN AREA. UPON LEAVING AND CONTACTING GND CTL; I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 31 FOR AN EBOUND DEP. AT THE HOLD LINE BEFORE TAKING THE ACTIVE AND TRYING TO CONTACT THE TWR; AFTER A LONG DELAY THE TWR WANTED TO KNOW WHO HAD GIVEN ME PERMISSION TO TAXI OUT FOR TKOF. RETURNING TO MY HOME ARPT; I HAD MY RADIOS CHKED. I INFORMED THE TECHNICIAN OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CALL LANCASTER TWR ON EITHER OF THE 2 RADIOS ON BOARD MY ACFT. BOTH RADIOS WERE CHKED AND PRONOUNCED IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

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