Narrative:

Tower cleared me to land, I had requested touch-and-go. Tower sometimes would get busy and forget to clear me, so I would in the past request if they cleared me, or perhaps they had cleared me and I did not recall. Anyway, this was part of my commercial check ride so I really listened for the clearance (the clear word) and repeated it. However, it did not sink in that I was not cleared for a touch-and-go. As I rotated, the flight examiner corrected me, but at that point, I felt beyond the 'change your mind' and took off. The tower then informed me of my error and became very nasty to me and told me my transponder wasn't working and I had to land which they had not informed me of earlier. The fault was mine entirely, perhaps for being so attentive to being on top of everything for the check ride, I listened but did not hear. The tower had also never refused a request without stating 'unable to allow touch-and-go, clear to land.' also had I thought of what runway I was on, I would have known I could stop when examiner mentioned it, but I'm not sure I would always choose to abort a takeoff at that point without an emergency. Both in driving and flying I find a certain point where it is safer to 'miss a turn' than rush the right way.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING COMMERCIAL PLT CHK RIDE, RPTR FAILS TO HEAR CLRNC NOT TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO, BUT DOES SO.

Narrative: TWR CLRED ME TO LAND, I HAD REQUESTED TOUCH-AND-GO. TWR SOMETIMES WOULD GET BUSY AND FORGET TO CLR ME, SO I WOULD IN THE PAST REQUEST IF THEY CLRED ME, OR PERHAPS THEY HAD CLRED ME AND I DID NOT RECALL. ANYWAY, THIS WAS PART OF MY COMMERCIAL CHK RIDE SO I REALLY LISTENED FOR THE CLRNC (THE CLR WORD) AND REPEATED IT. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SINK IN THAT I WAS NOT CLRED FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO. AS I ROTATED, THE FLT EXAMINER CORRECTED ME, BUT AT THAT POINT, I FELT BEYOND THE 'CHANGE YOUR MIND' AND TOOK OFF. THE TWR THEN INFORMED ME OF MY ERROR AND BECAME VERY NASTY TO ME AND TOLD ME MY XPONDER WASN'T WORKING AND I HAD TO LAND WHICH THEY HAD NOT INFORMED ME OF EARLIER. THE FAULT WAS MINE ENTIRELY, PERHAPS FOR BEING SO ATTENTIVE TO BEING ON TOP OF EVERYTHING FOR THE CHK RIDE, I LISTENED BUT DID NOT HEAR. THE TWR HAD ALSO NEVER REFUSED A REQUEST WITHOUT STATING 'UNABLE TO ALLOW TOUCH-AND-GO, CLR TO LAND.' ALSO HAD I THOUGHT OF WHAT RWY I WAS ON, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I COULD STOP WHEN EXAMINER MENTIONED IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE I WOULD ALWAYS CHOOSE TO ABORT A TKOF AT THAT POINT WITHOUT AN EMER. BOTH IN DRIVING AND FLYING I FIND A CERTAIN POINT WHERE IT IS SAFER TO 'MISS A TURN' THAN RUSH THE RIGHT WAY.

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.