Pilot of an sel small aircraft entered class D airspace and landed without contacting the tower or having landing or taxi clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	426900
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l15
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	426900
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot did not realize airport had a tower. Attempted to contact unicom 3 times, entered pattern and made standard landing. Taxied to parking, found later in terminal that airport had a tower operating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR OR HAVING LNDG OR TAXI CLRNC.

Narrative: PLT DID NOT REALIZE ARPT HAD A TWR. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT UNICOM 3 TIMES, ENTERED PATTERN AND MADE STANDARD LNDG. TAXIED TO PARKING, FOUND LATER IN TERMINAL THAT ARPT HAD A TWR OPERATING.

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.