An small aircraft landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	318847
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : glh
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : glh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 1275 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	318847
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:

Greenville tower told me to report a 2 NM final for runway 18R. Since I was the only airplane in the pattern, visually and on the tower frequency, I inadvertently thought I was cleared for a visual runway 18R and proceeded to land. After landing I was reminded by the tower that I had not been issued a clearance to land yet. Considering the fact the winds were gusting to 20 KTS, the last thing on my mind was to report my position. Unless there is conflicting traffic, I find such a report unnecessary, given the visibility at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: GREENVILLE TWR TOLD ME TO RPT A 2 NM FINAL FOR RWY 18R. SINCE I WAS THE ONLY AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN, VISUALLY AND ON THE TWR FREQ, I INADVERTENTLY THOUGHT I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL RWY 18R AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER LNDG I WAS REMINDED BY THE TWR THAT I HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED A CLRNC TO LAND YET. CONSIDERING THE FACT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 20 KTS, THE LAST THING ON MY MIND WAS TO RPT MY POS. UNLESS THERE IS CONFLICTING TFC, I FIND SUCH A RPT UNNECESSARY, GIVEN THE VISIBILITY AT THE TIME.

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.