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Instructor pilot of a cessna 172 on a touch and go training flight realized upon touchdown that tower had not actually cleared them to land. No comment from tower or no traffic conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 305 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 472030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
How the problem arose: during the second to last landing in a series of touch and goes. Contributing factors: failing to divide attention between my student's actions, ATC, and collision avoidance. Aircraft circling above tpa off approach end of runway, ATC's conversation with another aircraft while we were on crosswind turning downwind. How it was discovered: as the wheels touched down, I realized I had no memory of receiving a clearance to land. ATC did not give any indication that we landed without clearance, and had been very quiet since we turned downwind. My student is somewhat sure we were cleared turning downwind. Corrective actions: none taken immediately, on later flts in the traffic pattern I've been making a note of each clearance and landing. Perceptions, judgements, decisions: I was paying too much attention to my student's actions. Actions or inactions: failed to verify clearance with AC. Factors affecting the quality of human performance: it was a beautiful day with no other traffic in the pattern, very relaxing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A CESSNA 172 ON A TOUCH AND GO TRAINING FLT REALIZED UPON TOUCHDOWN THAT TWR HAD NOT ACTUALLY CLRED THEM TO LAND. NO COMMENT FROM TWR OR NO TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative: HOW THE PROB AROSE: DURING THE SECOND TO LAST LNDG IN A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GOES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILING TO DIVIDE ATTN BTWN MY STUDENT'S ACTIONS, ATC, AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE. ACFT CIRCLING ABOVE TPA OFF APCH END OF RWY, ATC'S CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER ACFT WHILE WE WERE ON XWIND TURNING DOWNWIND. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, I REALIZED I HAD NO MEMORY OF RECEIVING A CLRNC TO LAND. ATC DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT WE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC, AND HAD BEEN VERY QUIET SINCE WE TURNED DOWNWIND. MY STUDENT IS SOMEWHAT SURE WE WERE CLRED TURNING DOWNWIND. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NONE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, ON LATER FLTS IN THE TFC PATTERN I'VE BEEN MAKING A NOTE OF EACH CLRNC AND LNDG. PERCEPTIONS, JUDGEMENTS, DECISIONS: I WAS PAYING TOO MUCH ATTN TO MY STUDENT'S ACTIONS. ACTIONS OR INACTIONS: FAILED TO VERIFY CLRNC WITH AC. FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH NO OTHER TFC IN THE PATTERN, VERY RELAXING.
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.