Small aircraft on training flight makes touch and go after being cleared to land.

Attributes
ACN	167583
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	167583
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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:

Inbound to ont from chino a touch and go was requested and I thought that that was approved with instructions to report left base for runway 26L. On downwind while instructing the student that was with me I thought that the tower told us to go. Upon executing the touch and go the tower asked what we were doing. We informed them that we were doing a touch and go. The controller said that we had been cleared to land. The student who was operating the aircraft is japanese and his accent may not have been understood by the controller. Also, the greater attention should have been paid by us to the controller. We should not have assumed anything and should have asked for clarification if we were unsure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON TRAINING FLT MAKES TOUCH AND GO AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND.

Narrative: INBND TO ONT FROM CHINO A TOUCH AND GO WAS REQUESTED AND I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS APPROVED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RPT L BASE FOR RWY 26L. ON DOWNWIND WHILE INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT THAT WAS WITH ME I THOUGHT THAT THE TWR TOLD US TO GO. UPON EXECUTING THE TOUCH AND GO THE TWR ASKED WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE INFORMED THEM THAT WE WERE DOING A TOUCH AND GO. THE CTLR SAID THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. THE STUDENT WHO WAS OPERATING THE ACFT IS JAPANESE AND HIS ACCENT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD BY THE CTLR. ALSO, THE GREATER ATTN SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID BY US TO THE CTLR. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ASSUMED ANYTHING AND SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION IF WE WERE UNSURE.

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.