Pilot of cargo small transport was cleared for approach by ZID without any specification as to which approach he was supposed to fly. Pilot opted for a visual approach, which is not legal given his clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	142560
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pkb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	142560
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon being cleared for the approach to (pkb no approach specified) I advised center that I had the airport visually. He again repeated (cleared for approach), none specified. I executed the visibility approach. Upon review of the aim I found that this procedure, (a visibility approach) was not legal with the clearance given. The clearance reading only (cleared for approach to pkb). I believe that what I had done might have been illegal and therefore I consulted the aim for which I found that it was. Even though the WX was cavu. At the time the visibility was executed I was not in radar contact with center and the pkb tower was closed. The flight service station was operating the CTAF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CARGO SMT WAS CLEARED FOR APCH BY ZID WITHOUT ANY SPECIFICATION AS TO WHICH APCH HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FLY. PLT OPTED FOR A VISUAL APCH, WHICH IS NOT LEGAL GIVEN HIS CLRNC.

Narrative: UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH TO (PKB NO APCH SPECIFIED) I ADVISED CENTER THAT I HAD THE ARPT VISUALLY. HE AGAIN REPEATED (CLRED FOR APCH), NONE SPECIFIED. I EXECUTED THE VIS APCH. UPON REVIEW OF THE AIM I FOUND THAT THIS PROC, (A VIS APCH) WAS NOT LEGAL WITH THE CLRNC GIVEN. THE CLRNC READING ONLY (CLRED FOR APCH TO PKB). I BELIEVE THAT WHAT I HAD DONE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL AND THEREFORE I CONSULTED THE AIM FOR WHICH I FOUND THAT IT WAS. EVEN THOUGH THE WX WAS CAVU. AT THE TIME THE VIS WAS EXECUTED I WAS NOT IN RADAR CONTACT WITH CENTER AND THE PKB TWR WAS CLOSED. THE FLT SVC STATION WAS OPERATING THE CTAF.

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.