Pilot of an small transport twin failed to obtain landing clearance after an instrument approach in ...

Attributes
ACN	323308
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogd
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ogd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3437 flight time type : 382
ASRS Report	323308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
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:

Flying IFR west at 16000 ft and picking up a little rime ice over the rockies, I told ATC my conditions and asked for lower and they gave me 14000 ft, this helped a little, I was going into ogden for fuel. ATC got me down in the flat land, and vectored me lower for the ILS approach into ogden. I encountered light rain and fog. On the first approach I went through the localizer and ATC vectored me around for another approach. When they cleared me and told me to contact the tower, I thought I switched to my other radio, and told tower I was inbound. I heard nothing. This could have been ice on the antenna. After landing and turning off runway I contacted ground and she said I was not cleared to land. I was told to call tower chief. While talking to him he said there was another aircraft taking off on a crossing runway. I asked him if they knew where I was on the approach and they had me on their radar and he said yes they knew where I was on the approach on their monitor, if so why did they release the other aircraft for takeoff. I just do not understand the tower operator's thinking when it comes to making sure aircraft under their control remain separated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC AFTER AN INST APCH IN IMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: FLYING IFR W AT 16000 FT AND PICKING UP A LITTLE RIME ICE OVER THE ROCKIES, I TOLD ATC MY CONDITIONS AND ASKED FOR LOWER AND THEY GAVE ME 14000 FT, THIS HELPED A LITTLE, I WAS GOING INTO OGDEN FOR FUEL. ATC GOT ME DOWN IN THE FLAT LAND, AND VECTORED ME LOWER FOR THE ILS APCH INTO OGDEN. I ENCOUNTERED LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. ON THE FIRST APCH I WENT THROUGH THE LOC AND ATC VECTORED ME AROUND FOR ANOTHER APCH. WHEN THEY CLRED ME AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE TWR, I THOUGHT I SWITCHED TO MY OTHER RADIO, AND TOLD TWR I WAS INBOUND. I HEARD NOTHING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ICE ON THE ANTENNA. AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF RWY I CONTACTED GND AND SHE SAID I WAS NOT CLRED TO LAND. I WAS TOLD TO CALL TWR CHIEF. WHILE TALKING TO HIM HE SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT TAKING OFF ON A XING RWY. I ASKED HIM IF THEY KNEW WHERE I WAS ON THE APCH AND THEY HAD ME ON THEIR RADAR AND HE SAID YES THEY KNEW WHERE I WAS ON THE APCH ON THEIR MONITOR, IF SO WHY DID THEY RELEASE THE OTHER ACFT FOR TKOF. I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TWR OPERATOR'S THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE ACFT UNDER THEIR CTL REMAIN SEPARATED.

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.

Pilot of an small transport twin failed to obtain landing clearance after an instrument approach in IMC conditions.