Instructor with instrument student makes approach without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	321153
Time
Date	199511
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : drk
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 58 flight time total : 390 flight time type : 96
ASRS Report	321153
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Filed flight plan with FSS. In remarks I explained it was an IFR training flight and was routing needles - prescott - scottsdale and was intending to do an ILS at prescott and go missed approach and continue for scottsdale. In the air I was in contact with ZLA who cleared me as filed. When I arrived over drake VOR at 11000 ft I started the ILS approach going outbound for the procedure turn to establish, and I began a descent down to 10000 ft without clearance. ZAB was not aware of my intentions and had not cleared me for the approach. I contacted prescott tower and went missed approach back to drake VOR and continued for scottsdale. The cause was my belief that because I had filed for the ILS approach that the information had been passed on to ZAB. I assumed they knew my intentions and proceeded without clearance for the approach (descending without clearance). Also it was a lack of awareness on my part that I had not been cleared. No traffic conflicts or near misses occurred. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he was asked to contact ATC after landing. He did and was given a review of procedures. ATC indicated no report would be filed. Reporter says he did get a handoff to ZAB and waited for his clearance for the approach. Receiving none, he just proceeded to make the approach. Says it was a case of miscom. Analyst probed to determine if he had had any discussion with other flight instructors which indeed he had. He now knows proper procedures and claims this will never happen again. This was his first cross country instrument flight as an instructor and he was quite nervous. Aircraft was a C172.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH INST STUDENT MAKES APCH WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: FILED FLT PLAN WITH FSS. IN REMARKS I EXPLAINED IT WAS AN IFR TRAINING FLT AND WAS ROUTING NEEDLES - PRESCOTT - SCOTTSDALE AND WAS INTENDING TO DO AN ILS AT PRESCOTT AND GO MISSED APCH AND CONTINUE FOR SCOTTSDALE. IN THE AIR I WAS IN CONTACT WITH ZLA WHO CLRED ME AS FILED. WHEN I ARRIVED OVER DRAKE VOR AT 11000 FT I STARTED THE ILS APCH GOING OUTBOUND FOR THE PROC TURN TO ESTABLISH, AND I BEGAN A DSCNT DOWN TO 10000 FT WITHOUT CLRNC. ZAB WAS NOT AWARE OF MY INTENTIONS AND HAD NOT CLRED ME FOR THE APCH. I CONTACTED PRESCOTT TWR AND WENT MISSED APCH BACK TO DRAKE VOR AND CONTINUED FOR SCOTTSDALE. THE CAUSE WAS MY BELIEF THAT BECAUSE I HAD FILED FOR THE ILS APCH THAT THE INFO HAD BEEN PASSED ON TO ZAB. I ASSUMED THEY KNEW MY INTENTIONS AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT CLRNC FOR THE APCH (DSNDING WITHOUT CLRNC). ALSO IT WAS A LACK OF AWARENESS ON MY PART THAT I HAD NOT BEEN CLRED. NO TFC CONFLICTS OR NEAR MISSES OCCURRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE WAS ASKED TO CONTACT ATC AFTER LNDG. HE DID AND WAS GIVEN A REVIEW OF PROCS. ATC INDICATED NO RPT WOULD BE FILED. RPTR SAYS HE DID GET A HDOF TO ZAB AND WAITED FOR HIS CLRNC FOR THE APCH. RECEIVING NONE, HE JUST PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE APCH. SAYS IT WAS A CASE OF MISCOM. ANALYST PROBED TO DETERMINE IF HE HAD HAD ANY DISCUSSION WITH OTHER FLT INSTRUCTORS WHICH INDEED HE HAD. HE NOW KNOWS PROPER PROCS AND CLAIMS THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS HIS FIRST XCOUNTRY INST FLT AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND HE WAS QUITE NERVOUS. ACFT WAS A C172.

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.