Flew holding pattern without clearance. IFR training flight.

Attributes
ACN	93077
Time
Date	198808
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	93077
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was a student IFR cross country. I instructed student to make 1 turn in holding and inform the controller of our intentions. Due to misunderstanding, approach was not informed of our holding intentions. Difficulty in hearing student's end of communication and failure to ensure approach understood resulted in holding west/O clearance. Approach noticed our error, but no conflict with other traffic resulted. In the future, I will be sure that I hear approach clear us for the turn in holding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLEW HOLDING PATTERN WITHOUT CLRNC. IFR TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: FLT WAS A STUDENT IFR CROSS COUNTRY. I INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO MAKE 1 TURN IN HOLDING AND INFORM THE CTLR OF OUR INTENTIONS. DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING, APCH WAS NOT INFORMED OF OUR HOLDING INTENTIONS. DIFFICULTY IN HEARING STUDENT'S END OF COM AND FAILURE TO ENSURE APCH UNDERSTOOD RESULTED IN HOLDING W/O CLRNC. APCH NOTICED OUR ERROR, BUT NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC RESULTED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE SURE THAT I HEAR APCH CLR US FOR THE TURN IN HOLDING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.