PA31 pilot lands without tower clearance.

Attributes
ACN	463218
Time
Date	200002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 4.7 flight time total : 230
ASRS Report	463218
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft called on local control frequency approximately 10 mi northeast of airport (straight out runway 22). Was given instructions to proceed straight-in and report 3 mi out. No report was given and aircraft landed without clearance. Moments later, another aircraft called for a takeoff on the same runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 PLT LANDS WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.

Narrative: ACFT CALLED ON LCL CTL FREQ APPROX 10 MI NE OF ARPT (STRAIGHT OUT RWY 22). WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED STRAIGHT-IN AND RPT 3 MI OUT. NO RPT WAS GIVEN AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. MOMENTS LATER, ANOTHER ACFT CALLED FOR A TKOF ON THE SAME RWY.

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.