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Pilot of a piper PA34 landing without clearance after he mistakenly thought he had been cleared to land when the tower issued a TA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 492420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hya.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hya.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3040 |
| ASRS Report | 492420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was distraction by departing traffic call. Misunderstood traffic call for clearance to land. No other aircraft were landing or departing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA34 LWOC AFTER HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND WHEN THE TWR ISSUED A TA.
Narrative: WAS DISTR BY DEPARTING TFC CALL. MISUNDERSTOOD TFC CALL FOR CLRNC TO LAND. NO OTHER ACFT WERE LNDG OR DEPARTING.
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.