Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22; Flight Crew Total 459; Flight Crew Type 22
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Runway; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Airport; Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Manuals
I was on a VFR flight receiving flight following initiated post departure with Approach at 6500 feet. During the flight a child passenger needed to use the restroom and I amended my flight plan to land at KOAJ. I landed without incident but my flight following was terminated by TRACON as I approached OAJ and not transferred to Tower. In maps which were up to date and airport data indicate OAJ is a non towered airport and I landed at the field without incident and utilized the published CTAF frequency. When departing; I was notified on CTAF to switch to a Tower frequency and spoke to the Tower operator who told me an update was in the NOTAMs. I went to my NOTAMS and did not see it until I scrolled to the very bottom from months ago. There have been a couple of map updates and none showed this. In this day and age; I think this is not a smart way to leverage technology and could have been a danger.
C182 pilot reported landing without contacting the Tower which recently opened but was not yet published except via a NOTAM.