<< >> NASA ASRS Report 346540, September 1996

Land without clearance. Reporter private pilot was in communication with approach controller and was waiting for the controller to switch him to tower, but forgot to get landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	346540
Time
Date	199609
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bur airport : whp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : whp
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	346540
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying from general fox to whiteman. I called socal approach on 120.2 when I let down over the mountain north of whiteman, I kept waiting for socal to tell me it was ok to call tower on 134.0. If they did, I did not hear them. I got busy and forgot to change frequency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAND WITHOUT CLRNC. RPTR PVT PLT WAS IN COM WITH APCH CTLR AND WAS WAITING FOR THE CTLR TO SWITCH HIM TO TWR, BUT FORGOT TO GET LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: FLYING FROM GENERAL FOX TO WHITEMAN. I CALLED SOCAL APCH ON 120.2 WHEN I LET DOWN OVER THE MOUNTAIN N OF WHITEMAN, I KEPT WAITING FOR SOCAL TO TELL ME IT WAS OK TO CALL TWR ON 134.0. IF THEY DID, I DID NOT HEAR THEM. I GOT BUSY AND FORGOT TO CHANGE FREQ.

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.