BE9F pilot neglects to communication with tower when released by approach to contact tower.

Attributes
ACN	364380
Time
Date	199703
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yng
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yng tower : yng
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beech F90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	364380
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
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:

I was cleared for visual approach and told to contact the tower and it started raining hard. I encountered turbulent air and forgot to contact tower. I did put the tower frequency in the radio, but did not realize until on the ground that I had not contacted the tower. I was concentrating on landing the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE9F PLT NEGLECTS TO COM WITH TWR WHEN RELEASED BY APCH TO CONTACT TWR.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR AND IT STARTED RAINING HARD. I ENCOUNTERED TURBULENT AIR AND FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR. I DID PUT THE TWR FREQ IN THE RADIO, BUT DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL ON THE GND THAT I HAD NOT CONTACTED THE TWR. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON LNDG THE AIRPLANE.

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.