Small aircraft did not report downwind leg as requested and landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	152945
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sle
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	152945
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X reported west of salem airport. They were issued a left downwind entry and to report downwind. Small aircraft X did not report downwind and then landed on runway 31 west/O a landing clearance. The aircraft was first observed on the runway. In a phone conversation with the instrument he stated 'the radio works was the students responsibility.' this instrument needs instruction. It's still his responsibility to see that the requested ATC instructions are followed and that he has a landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA DID NOT REPORT DOWNWIND LEG AS REQUESTED AND LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: SMA X RPTED W OF SALEM ARPT. THEY WERE ISSUED A L DOWNWIND ENTRY AND TO RPT DOWNWIND. SMA X DID NOT RPT DOWNWIND AND THEN LANDED ON RWY 31 W/O A LNDG CLRNC. THE ACFT WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON THE RWY. IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE INSTR HE STATED 'THE RADIO WORKS WAS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY.' THIS INSTR NEEDS INSTRUCTION. IT'S STILL HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT THE REQUESTED ATC INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED AND THAT HE HAS A LNDG CLRNC.

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.