ATC instructions. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	292486
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : enw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	292486
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Contacted tower and reported that I had ATIS and requested landing. Tower cleared me for straight-in landing to runway 6L. No other traffic reported in area. After landing, tower controller requested my n-number and admonished me for not reporting 2 mi out. It was my understanding that I was 'cleared.' controller said that I always had to report '2 mi out' no matter what. Tower had been in operation less than 2 weeks. Airport is my home base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: CONTACTED TWR AND RPTED THAT I HAD ATIS AND REQUESTED LNDG. TWR CLRED ME FOR STRAIGHT-IN LNDG TO RWY 6L. NO OTHER TFC RPTED IN AREA. AFTER LNDG, TWR CTLR REQUESTED MY N-NUMBER AND ADMONISHED ME FOR NOT RPTING 2 MI OUT. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I WAS 'CLRED.' CTLR SAID THAT I ALWAYS HAD TO RPT '2 MI OUT' NO MATTER WHAT. TWR HAD BEEN IN OP LESS THAN 2 WKS. ARPT IS MY HOME BASE.

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.