Spi does not change to tower frequency when instructed. Lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	193914
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : azo
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	193914
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an small aircraft. I was returning from a cross country training flight and in talking to kalamazoo approach was given vectors for runway 23. I missed the directions from approach to switch radio to tower and continued to land without clearance. No accident or near accident occurred. I've flown out of this airport for 2 months and have become familiar with the area and procedures and never missed a radio call before. I talked to an accident prevention counselor and we decided that what happens is pilots let the controllers fly the airplane instead of ourselves and this passive behavior causes such incidents. This may be what happened to me. I should have kept an aggressive attitude and my mind on what I'm doing and should be doing. I also learned that the tower was trying to get me to respond on the tower frequency. I think in this situation it may be a good idea to call the plane on the previous frequency, in this case approach control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI DOES NOT CHANGE TO TWR FREQ WHEN INSTRUCTED. LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN SMA. I WAS RETURNING FROM A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT AND IN TALKING TO KALAMAZOO APCH WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR RWY 23. I MISSED THE DIRECTIONS FROM APCH TO SWITCH RADIO TO TWR AND CONTINUED TO LAND WITHOUT CLRNC. NO ACCIDENT OR NEAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I'VE FLOWN OUT OF THIS ARPT FOR 2 MONTHS AND HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND PROCS AND NEVER MISSED A RADIO CALL BEFORE. I TALKED TO AN ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNSELOR AND WE DECIDED THAT WHAT HAPPENS IS PLTS LET THE CTLRS FLY THE AIRPLANE INSTEAD OF OURSELVES AND THIS PASSIVE BEHAVIOR CAUSES SUCH INCIDENTS. THIS MAY BE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT AN AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE AND MY MIND ON WHAT I'M DOING AND SHOULD BE DOING. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE TWR WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO RESPOND ON THE TWR FREQ. I THINK IN THIS SITUATION IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO CALL THE PLANE ON THE PREVIOUS FREQ, IN THIS CASE APCH CTL.

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.