Small aircraft pilot makes a touch and go landing after assuming that advising approach controller of intentions that the tower would be notified automatically.

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Attributes
ACN	141519
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bur
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 455 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	141159
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Called bur approach prior to entering arsa. Circled at 2000' at sepulveda pass. Notified them of intention to touch and go at bur, followed by southeast departure toward downtown. Bur approach cleared me into arsa. Bur approach gave me a handoff to tower. I called tower, 'small transport X with you at 2000'.' bur tower cleared me to land. I did a touch and go and departed to southeast. Bur tower asked me why I didn't notify them of my intentions. I responded that I told approach my intentions. My assumption: in san antonio approach controllers communicate pilot's intentions to tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAKES A TOUCH AND GO LNDG AFTER ASSUMING THAT ADVISING APCH CTLR OF INTENTIONS THAT THE TWR WOULD BE NOTIFIED AUTOMATICALLY.

Narrative: CALLED BUR APCH PRIOR TO ENTERING ARSA. CIRCLED AT 2000' AT SEPULVEDA PASS. NOTIFIED THEM OF INTENTION TO TOUCH AND GO AT BUR, FOLLOWED BY SE DEP TOWARD DOWNTOWN. BUR APCH CLRED ME INTO ARSA. BUR APCH GAVE ME A HDOF TO TWR. I CALLED TWR, 'SMT X WITH YOU AT 2000'.' BUR TWR CLRED ME TO LAND. I DID A TOUCH AND GO AND DEPARTED TO SE. BUR TWR ASKED ME WHY I DIDN'T NOTIFY THEM OF MY INTENTIONS. I RESPONDED THAT I TOLD APCH MY INTENTIONS. MY ASSUMPTION: IN SAN ANTONIO APCH CTLRS COMMUNICATE PLT'S INTENTIONS TO TWR.

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