Narrative:

On apr/xa/96 at tdg, al, at XA20, there were many airplanes trying to land. I was on an IFR flight plan. At 15 mi west of tdg I was told to expect a long delay, so I canceled IFR and was told to contact tdg tower. There were so many planes trying to call I was a mi or 2 from the airport before I could get the tower to talk to me. He said cross mid field and enter left downwind and watch spacing. There must have been 20 planes within 5 mi of the field trying to land. I got spacing on the plane in front of me when a jet went over me so I got spacing on him. On final 3 small planes turned in front of me on final. The jet went around. I got spacing on the last plane. The portable tower was not clearing anybody to land. Planes were landing with no clearance and other planes rolling out on the runway. I asked tower 3 times, was I cleared to land -- nothing. So I landed. I had plenty of room but there was a small plane rolling out, ready to turn off the runway when I touched down. If they have a tower they need to control the planes. The tower controller did tell 1 twin engine to go around when I was way out on final. I thought if my spacing did not look good he would have told me to go around and he did not, but it bothered me that he would not clear me to land, but he had not cleared anybody to land that I heard. But there was a small plane turning off the runway about 4000 ft down the runway when I touched down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WITH INTENSE TFC ARRIVING FOR AN AIR SHOW, LNDGS WERE BEING MADE WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. THE RPTR LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC WITH AN ACFT TURNING OFF ABOUT 4000 FT DOWN THE RWY.

Narrative: ON APR/XA/96 AT TDG, AL, AT XA20, THERE WERE MANY AIRPLANES TRYING TO LAND. I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. AT 15 MI W OF TDG I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT A LONG DELAY, SO I CANCELED IFR AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TDG TWR. THERE WERE SO MANY PLANES TRYING TO CALL I WAS A MI OR 2 FROM THE ARPT BEFORE I COULD GET THE TWR TO TALK TO ME. HE SAID CROSS MID FIELD AND ENTER L DOWNWIND AND WATCH SPACING. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 20 PLANES WITHIN 5 MI OF THE FIELD TRYING TO LAND. I GOT SPACING ON THE PLANE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN A JET WENT OVER ME SO I GOT SPACING ON HIM. ON FINAL 3 SMALL PLANES TURNED IN FRONT OF ME ON FINAL. THE JET WENT AROUND. I GOT SPACING ON THE LAST PLANE. THE PORTABLE TWR WAS NOT CLRING ANYBODY TO LAND. PLANES WERE LNDG WITH NO CLRNC AND OTHER PLANES ROLLING OUT ON THE RWY. I ASKED TWR 3 TIMES, WAS I CLRED TO LAND -- NOTHING. SO I LANDED. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM BUT THERE WAS A SMALL PLANE ROLLING OUT, READY TO TURN OFF THE RWY WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN. IF THEY HAVE A TWR THEY NEED TO CTL THE PLANES. THE TWR CTLR DID TELL 1 TWIN ENG TO GAR WHEN I WAS WAY OUT ON FINAL. I THOUGHT IF MY SPACING DID NOT LOOK GOOD HE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO GAR AND HE DID NOT, BUT IT BOTHERED ME THAT HE WOULD NOT CLR ME TO LAND, BUT HE HAD NOT CLRED ANYBODY TO LAND THAT I HEARD. BUT THERE WAS A SMALL PLANE TURNING OFF THE RWY ABOUT 4000 FT DOWN THE RWY WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN.

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.