Instructor with student pilot makes short approach without clearance from tower.

Attributes
ACN	178554
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : opf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : opf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	178554
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a left downwind for 9L. Cleared to land #2 behind an aircraft on short final. Asked for a long landing and it was approved. After traffic on final, cleared runway. We were slightly downwind of midfield, so we (student and I) turned base and final to land long on upwind end of 8000' runway as cleared by tower. Turning off runway, tower gave us a bunch of static for flying a short approach. I said they cleared us to land long, but they said we hadn't been cleared for a 'short approach.' what do they expect us to do? Fly downwind 3 mi to do a long landing? No other aircraft were in the air traffic area and there was no conflict created.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT PLT MAKES SHORT APCH WITHOUT CLRNC FROM TWR.

Narrative: I WAS ON A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 9L. CLRED TO LAND #2 BEHIND AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. ASKED FOR A LONG LNDG AND IT WAS APPROVED. AFTER TFC ON FINAL, CLRED RWY. WE WERE SLIGHTLY DOWNWIND OF MIDFIELD, SO WE (STUDENT AND I) TURNED BASE AND FINAL TO LAND LONG ON UPWIND END OF 8000' RWY AS CLRED BY TWR. TURNING OFF RWY, TWR GAVE US A BUNCH OF STATIC FOR FLYING A SHORT APCH. I SAID THEY CLRED US TO LAND LONG, BUT THEY SAID WE HADN'T BEEN CLRED FOR A 'SHORT APCH.' WHAT DO THEY EXPECT US TO DO? FLY DOWNWIND 3 MI TO DO A LONG LNDG? NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN THE ATA AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT CREATED.

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.