BE58 pilot landing without clearance at clt.

Attributes
ACN	514280
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	514280
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
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:

On approach to clt, I was vectored very close to the airport and instructed to maintain 9000 ft. As I entered the downwind leg for runway 36R at 9000 ft, I was given clearance to descend to 3000 ft and a turn to base once able. I quickly descended, turned base and was told that I would get approach clearance closer in (I was at that time 4 NM from the airport). At about 3.5 mi from airport, I was cleared for the visual approach. I had to lose quite a bit of altitude, so I hurried to get stabilized and in the landing confign. I did not receive a handoff to tower and in my haste to land, did so without contacting tower for clearance. My mistake dawned on me after touchdown where I called tower to inform that I was already on the ground. I was cleared for taxi with no request for a call to tower. Cause of incident: my hurried approach to the clt airport, failing to call the tower, failure to not recognize that I was still with approach. Contributing factors: approach clearance high and very near the airport, contact with approach until 2-3 mi from the airport with no verbal handoff to the tower (last instruction from approach was 2-3 mi out). The last approachs I had made earlier in the night had both been visual with the clearance 'cleared for the visual, cleared to land.' this might have also been a contributing factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT LWOC AT CLT.

Narrative: ON APCH TO CLT, I WAS VECTORED VERY CLOSE TO THE ARPT AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 9000 FT. AS I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 36R AT 9000 FT, I WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO DSND TO 3000 FT AND A TURN TO BASE ONCE ABLE. I QUICKLY DSNDED, TURNED BASE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD GET APCH CLRNC CLOSER IN (I WAS AT THAT TIME 4 NM FROM THE ARPT). AT ABOUT 3.5 MI FROM ARPT, I WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. I HAD TO LOSE QUITE A BIT OF ALT, SO I HURRIED TO GET STABILIZED AND IN THE LNDG CONFIGN. I DID NOT RECEIVE A HDOF TO TWR AND IN MY HASTE TO LAND, DID SO WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR FOR CLRNC. MY MISTAKE DAWNED ON ME AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHERE I CALLED TWR TO INFORM THAT I WAS ALREADY ON THE GND. I WAS CLRED FOR TAXI WITH NO REQUEST FOR A CALL TO TWR. CAUSE OF INCIDENT: MY HURRIED APCH TO THE CLT ARPT, FAILING TO CALL THE TWR, FAILURE TO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT I WAS STILL WITH APCH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: APCH CLRNC HIGH AND VERY NEAR THE ARPT, CONTACT WITH APCH UNTIL 2-3 MI FROM THE ARPT WITH NO VERBAL HDOF TO THE TWR (LAST INSTRUCTION FROM APCH WAS 2-3 MI OUT). THE LAST APCHS I HAD MADE EARLIER IN THE NIGHT HAD BOTH BEEN VISUAL WITH THE CLRNC 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL, CLRED TO LAND.' THIS MIGHT HAVE ALSO BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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.