Small aircraft pilot did not report check point as instructed and then landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	93430
Time
Date	198802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mtn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mtn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	93430
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose after a flight from ocean city, md, to martin state airport on approach 10 NM to the southeast. When the air traffic controller told me to call him when over hart & miller island. This island does not exist on both washington VFR terminal area chart or washington sectional chart. This created a small amount of confusion in the cockpit at the time since I could not find it. While in this process of finding this place that did not exist, we had entered the airspace of the airport. In the ATC transmission I thought we had received permission to land my aircraft at martin state. While on the taxiway is when the controller had informed of having no landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DID NOT REPORT CHECK POINT AS INSTRUCTED AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE AFTER A FLT FROM OCEAN CITY, MD, TO MARTIN STATE ARPT ON APCH 10 NM TO THE SE. WHEN THE AIR TFC CTLR TOLD ME TO CALL HIM WHEN OVER HART & MILLER ISLAND. THIS ISLAND DOES NOT EXIST ON BOTH WASHINGTON VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART OR WASHINGTON SECTIONAL CHART. THIS CREATED A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT AT THE TIME SINCE I COULD NOT FIND IT. WHILE IN THIS PROCESS OF FINDING THIS PLACE THAT DID NOT EXIST, WE HAD ENTERED THE AIRSPACE OF THE ARPT. IN THE ATC XMISSION I THOUGHT WE HAD RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND MY ACFT AT MARTIN STATE. WHILE ON THE TXWY IS WHEN THE CTLR HAD INFORMED OF HAVING NO LNDG CLRNC.

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.