Narrative:

Told to hold over barbs at 3000 ft as published in GPS 8 approach. Told to proceed inbound on approach. Received missed approach in holding. Proceeded inbound and started descent. Reported inbound. Approach control stated that we were not cleared for descent; we were only cleared for inbound. Call tower and gave information on what happened. We descended from 3000 ft to 2500 ft to begin approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT DSNDS WITHOUT CLRNC DURING APCH TO OMN.

Narrative: TOLD TO HOLD OVER BARBS AT 3000 FT AS PUBLISHED IN GPS 8 APCH. TOLD TO PROCEED INBOUND ON APCH. RECEIVED MISSED APCH IN HOLDING. PROCEEDED INBOUND AND STARTED DSCNT. RPTED INBOUND. APCH CTL STATED THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED FOR DSCNT; WE WERE ONLY CLRED FOR INBOUND. CALL TWR AND GAVE INFO ON WHAT HAPPENED. WE DSNDED FROM 3000 FT TO 2500 FT TO BEGIN APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.