Narrative:

On an IFR flight to lmt, or, seattle center instructed us to descend to 12000 ft and report the airport in sight. When we reported the airport in sight, center instructed us to call 'kingsley' tower, which I did at approximately 20 DME out on the ILS and descending through 14000 ft MSL. Upon contact with the tower, instructions were received to report at 3 mi out. The next transmission was from the tower requesting our location. At that moment we had just touched down. The call had been missed. The tower is almost 2 mi from the approach end of the runway, and another aircraft was waiting to takeoff from the opposite end. There was an obvious omission on my part. The fact that we were in cavu conditions, and that there was no other traffic on the radio from 20 DME out to touchdown lulled me into a state of relaxed attention. A telephone discussion with the tower after landing appraised me of the fact that this error occurs quite often at klamath falls, or. The controller indicated that the fact they do not have terminal radar requires them to ask for a position report. If this type of incident occurs so frequently at lmt, should the procedure not be changed? On departure, I noticed that sea ARTCC was able to pick us up on radar at 6000 ft MSL (2000 ft AGL) and only 5 DME south of the airport. That indicates to me that we could have stayed with center until we were much closer to the runway than 20 DME. A shorter distance in, and more closely spaced radio xmissions might have avoided this error. Last but not least, more attention by the flight crew on clear days when the scenery is beautiful and the radio is quiet.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORPORATE JET LTT LANDED AT LMT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON AN IFR FLT TO LMT, OR, SEATTLE CTR INSTRUCTED US TO DSND TO 12000 FT AND RPT THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WHEN WE RPTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT, CTR INSTRUCTED US TO CALL 'KINGSLEY' TWR, WHICH I DID AT APPROX 20 DME OUT ON THE ILS AND DSNDING THROUGH 14000 FT MSL. UPON CONTACT WITH THE TWR, INSTRUCTIONS WERE RECEIVED TO RPT AT 3 MI OUT. THE NEXT XMISSION WAS FROM THE TWR REQUESTING OUR LOCATION. AT THAT MOMENT WE HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN. THE CALL HAD BEEN MISSED. THE TWR IS ALMOST 2 MI FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY, AND ANOTHER ACFT WAS WAITING TO TKOF FROM THE OPPOSITE END. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS OMISSION ON MY PART. THE FACT THAT WE WERE IN CAVU CONDITIONS, AND THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC ON THE RADIO FROM 20 DME OUT TO TOUCHDOWN LULLED ME INTO A STATE OF RELAXED ATTN. A TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WITH THE TWR AFTER LNDG APPRAISED ME OF THE FACT THAT THIS ERROR OCCURS QUITE OFTEN AT KLAMATH FALLS, OR. THE CTLR INDICATED THAT THE FACT THEY DO NOT HAVE TERMINAL RADAR REQUIRES THEM TO ASK FOR A POS RPT. IF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURS SO FREQUENTLY AT LMT, SHOULD THE PROC NOT BE CHANGED? ON DEP, I NOTICED THAT SEA ARTCC WAS ABLE TO PICK US UP ON RADAR AT 6000 FT MSL (2000 FT AGL) AND ONLY 5 DME S OF THE ARPT. THAT INDICATES TO ME THAT WE COULD HAVE STAYED WITH CTR UNTIL WE WERE MUCH CLOSER TO THE RWY THAN 20 DME. A SHORTER DISTANCE IN, AND MORE CLOSELY SPACED RADIO XMISSIONS MIGHT HAVE AVOIDED THIS ERROR. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MORE ATTN BY THE FLC ON CLR DAYS WHEN THE SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE RADIO IS QUIET.

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.