Possible violation of far 91 pt 79 regarding low altitude civil operation and unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	311590
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mli
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mli tower : mli tower : sea
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	311590
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving some family members a ride to find their house. It was located close to the airport. I was on radar all the time. We found the house and circled. While talking to them I lost about 400 ft of altitude, which may have put me lower than was legal in that area. There was no danger. Then approach told me enter left downwind for runway 27 and contact tower. My niece started asking me questions and I completely forgot to contact tower. Not until I touched down did I realize I landed without a clearance. Approach and tower never contacted me again. I switched to tower and told them where I was going, they said nothing about me landing without a clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR 91 PT 79 REGARDING LOW ALT CIVIL OP AND UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING SOME FAMILY MEMBERS A RIDE TO FIND THEIR HOUSE. IT WAS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE ARPT. I WAS ON RADAR ALL THE TIME. WE FOUND THE HOUSE AND CIRCLED. WHILE TALKING TO THEM I LOST ABOUT 400 FT OF ALT, WHICH MAY HAVE PUT ME LOWER THAN WAS LEGAL IN THAT AREA. THERE WAS NO DANGER. THEN APCH TOLD ME ENTER L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 AND CONTACT TWR. MY NIECE STARTED ASKING ME QUESTIONS AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR. NOT UNTIL I TOUCHED DOWN DID I REALIZE I LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC. APCH AND TWR NEVER CONTACTED ME AGAIN. I SWITCHED TO TWR AND TOLD THEM WHERE I WAS GOING, THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT ME LNDG WITHOUT A CLRNC.

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.