Narrative:

I was doing touch-and-go landing practice with my student. It was a low traffic day, and I was the only plane in the pattern. I was on downwind for the runway and tower had not yet cleared me to land. I was about to call tower to remind them, but my student asked me a question and I forgot to call tower. They never cleared me to land, but I forgot and landed anyway. After I took off, I realized that I had not been cleared to land. I did not need to take any corrective actions, and continued in the pattern for 5 more lndgs. This could have been prevented if tower was more vigilant with planes in the pattern, and if I paid more attention to their failure to clear me to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BECOME DISTR ON DOWNWIND AT CMI AND CONDUCT A TOUCH-AND-GO WITHOUT TWR CLRNC OR COMMENT.

Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG PRACTICE WITH MY STUDENT. IT WAS A LOW TFC DAY, AND I WAS THE ONLY PLANE IN THE PATTERN. I WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR THE RWY AND TWR HAD NOT YET CLRED ME TO LAND. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL TWR TO REMIND THEM, BUT MY STUDENT ASKED ME A QUESTION AND I FORGOT TO CALL TWR. THEY NEVER CLRED ME TO LAND, BUT I FORGOT AND LANDED ANYWAY. AFTER I TOOK OFF, I REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT BEEN CLRED TO LAND. I DID NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, AND CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN FOR 5 MORE LNDGS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF TWR WAS MORE VIGILANT WITH PLANES IN THE PATTERN, AND IF I PAID MORE ATTN TO THEIR FAILURE TO CLR ME TO LAND.

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.