Pilot of an small aircraft failed to obtain landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	301202
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owb
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : owb tower : ipt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	301202
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

I was on a sales demonstration with a prospective buyer in the right seat of the airplane. We had radar following with evansville approach, approaching owensboro, ky, from the south. After evv approach turned us over to owensboro tower, we were instructed to make a straight in for runway 36, and report a 2 mi final. At this time my customer started asking questions about the avionics, and to make sure that the localizer/GS marker, beacon were working. I got all the frequencys and showed him that everything was working fine. I was paying too much attention to my customer and the avionics, I missed to call my 2 mi final to the tower. I found out when I touched down on the runway, and the tower cleared me to land at the same time. The tower asked me if I am aware that I landed without clearance. I told the tower that I'm sorry. I never intended to land without clearance. I should have paid more attention to my flying duties and answered the customer's questions after the flight on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS ON A SALES DEMONSTRATION WITH A PROSPECTIVE BUYER IN THE R SEAT OF THE AIRPLANE. WE HAD RADAR FOLLOWING WITH EVANSVILLE APCH, APCHING OWENSBORO, KY, FROM THE S. AFTER EVV APCH TURNED US OVER TO OWENSBORO TWR, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN FOR RWY 36, AND RPT A 2 MI FINAL. AT THIS TIME MY CUSTOMER STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AVIONICS, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LOC/GS MARKER, BEACON WERE WORKING. I GOT ALL THE FREQS AND SHOWED HIM THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WAS PAYING TOO MUCH ATTN TO MY CUSTOMER AND THE AVIONICS, I MISSED TO CALL MY 2 MI FINAL TO THE TWR. I FOUND OUT WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY, AND THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND AT THE SAME TIME. THE TWR ASKED ME IF I AM AWARE THAT I LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. I TOLD THE TWR THAT I'M SORRY. I NEVER INTENDED TO LAND WITHOUT CLRNC. I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO MY FLYING DUTIES AND ANSWERED THE CUSTOMER'S QUESTIONS AFTER THE FLT ON THE GND.

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.