Flight instructor with a student questions whether tower actual gave them landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	313090
Time
Date	199508
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pao
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	313090
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were #3 for landing and both my student and I heard 'cleared to land.' the landing was normal. However I began to question whether we had actually been cleared to land. The tower did not question us, but I still had a doubt in my mind. I did not go around, due to an aircraft on upwind and on final, which I believe was close behind us. Again, there were no questions or comments from the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH A STUDENT QUESTIONS WHETHER TWR ACTUAL GAVE THEM LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE #3 FOR LNDG AND BOTH MY STUDENT AND I HEARD 'CLRED TO LAND.' THE LNDG WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER I BEGAN TO QUESTION WHETHER WE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN CLRED TO LAND. THE TWR DID NOT QUESTION US, BUT I STILL HAD A DOUBT IN MY MIND. I DID NOT GAR, DUE TO AN ACFT ON UPWIND AND ON FINAL, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CLOSE BEHIND US. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TWR.

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.