Private pilot in a PA28 called the tower for landing information and was told to stand by. Aircraft entered the traffic pattern and the tower cleared him to land and call the tower after landing to discuss his unauthorized entry into the class D airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	385060
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lns
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : private
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 300
ASRS Report	385060
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	385364
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft called, no communication established, no identify, I just replied stand by. I was busy with all position combined, numerous arrs and departures. Aircraft called again 3 mi east at 1900 ft. Actually, aircraft was 1 1/2 - 2 mi east, right in my runway 8 active departure corridor. Pilot had no idea what he did. Also on telecon after incident, he did not have his pilot's license on him. Supplemental information from acn 385364: called in about 12 mi out, no answer. Then called 10 mi out, ATC said stand by. At that time I thought I was cleared into class D airspace. ATC got my n-number mixed up. So I called again, ATC told me to enter a left downwind for runway 8. Got on final and asked me my n-number and told me I was cleared to land. ATC gave me their telephone number. That's how I found out that he didn't clear me into his airspace. I realize what happened. I got confused and thought I was cleared when ATC said stand by, but he did say my n-number, then stand by. I talked to an instructor which cleared everything up with me. The other number ATC was using was cessna xcb, instead of arrow xab.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT IN A PA28 CALLED THE TWR FOR LNDG INFO AND WAS TOLD TO STAND BY. ACFT ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND THE TWR CLRED HIM TO LAND AND CALL THE TWR AFTER LNDG TO DISCUSS HIS UNAUTH ENTRY INTO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACFT CALLED, NO COM ESTABLISHED, NO IDENT, I JUST REPLIED STAND BY. I WAS BUSY WITH ALL POS COMBINED, NUMEROUS ARRS AND DEPS. ACFT CALLED AGAIN 3 MI E AT 1900 FT. ACTUALLY, ACFT WAS 1 1/2 - 2 MI E, RIGHT IN MY RWY 8 ACTIVE DEP CORRIDOR. PLT HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE DID. ALSO ON TELECON AFTER INCIDENT, HE DID NOT HAVE HIS PLT'S LICENSE ON HIM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 385364: CALLED IN ABOUT 12 MI OUT, NO ANSWER. THEN CALLED 10 MI OUT, ATC SAID STAND BY. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE. ATC GOT MY N-NUMBER MIXED UP. SO I CALLED AGAIN, ATC TOLD ME TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8. GOT ON FINAL AND ASKED ME MY N-NUMBER AND TOLD ME I WAS CLRED TO LAND. ATC GAVE ME THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBER. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT THAT HE DIDN'T CLR ME INTO HIS AIRSPACE. I REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. I GOT CONFUSED AND THOUGHT I WAS CLRED WHEN ATC SAID STAND BY, BUT HE DID SAY MY N-NUMBER, THEN STAND BY. I TALKED TO AN INSTRUCTOR WHICH CLRED EVERYTHING UP WITH ME. THE OTHER NUMBER ATC WAS USING WAS CESSNA XCB, INSTEAD OF ARROW XAB.

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.