<< >> NASA ASRS Report 170754, February 1991

GA small aircraft on a training flight failed to advise new tower that they wanted to make a touch and go landing. They had advised the approach controller of their intention.

Attributes
ACN	170754
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : new
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	170754
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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:

While hood training, my INS flight instrument wanted to go to lakefront for a touch and go landing. Approach control was contacted and they assigned a transponder code. Tower contact was made and position confirmed. On short final tower still had not cleared me to land, so I asked tower if I was clear to land. He confirmed that I was. Apparently the tower controller was unaware the landing was to be a touch and go. Approach control was informed the landing was touch and go. My flight instrument did not seem upset, and advised me to apologize to this tower controller when the tower controller finally finished chewing me out. 1) no other traffic was involved. 2) I do not believe safety was compromised, unless too much time was spent on the chew out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ON A TRAINING FLT FAILED TO ADVISE NEW TWR THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LNDG. THEY HAD ADVISED THE APCH CTLR OF THEIR INTENTION.

Narrative: WHILE HOOD TRNING, MY INS FLT INSTR WANTED TO GO TO LAKEFRONT FOR A TOUCH AND GO LNDG. APCH CTL WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE. TWR CONTACT WAS MADE AND POS CONFIRMED. ON SHORT FINAL TWR STILL HAD NOT CLRED ME TO LAND, SO I ASKED TWR IF I WAS CLR TO LAND. HE CONFIRMED THAT I WAS. APPARENTLY THE TWR CTLR WAS UNAWARE THE LNDG WAS TO BE A TOUCH AND GO. APCH CTL WAS INFORMED THE LNDG WAS TOUCH AND GO. MY FLT INSTR DID NOT SEEM UPSET, AND ADVISED ME TO APOLOGIZE TO THIS TWR CTLR WHEN THE TWR CTLR FINALLY FINISHED CHEWING ME OUT. 1) NO OTHER TFC WAS INVOLVED. 2) I DO NOT BELIEVE SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED, UNLESS TOO MUCH TIME WAS SPENT ON THE CHEW OUT.

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.