Small aircraft fails to contact tower or ground for landing clearance. Flying as a flight of 2.

Attributes
ACN	319003
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osh
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : osh tower : lnk
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	319003
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

The flight in question started at menominee, mi, on runway 21 and headed 212 degrees toward the green bay VOR. The lead aircraft was a C182 and the follow aircraft was a C172 plted by the reporter. From the green bay VOR, we flew 204 degrees to the oshkosh, wi, airport where we landed on runway 27. The C172 was left at oshkosh for 2 weeks and we came back to menominee, mi, in the C182. Having started out from the south ramp VFR solo, I had all the buttons on the audio panel set for speaker. I was to be the follower in a flight of 2 from an uncontrolled airport through a class C airport radar service area to a tower controled class D airport. Before departure, at the center ramp, the pilot of the lead aircraft gave me his extra headset to use. I didn't know it till we got to our destination, but I had forgotten to reset the audio panel to phone. Although he sounded strange, I gave no thought to the audio panel. Maybe that's the way a headset sounds. I don't know. After takeoff, the lead pilot contacted departure control for a clearance through their airspace for a flight of 2, under flight following (that way, we didn't need a flight plan). As we got near our destination, the lead aircraft called the tower and received clearance to land. I was about 1/2 mi behind, and being a flight of 2 under flight following, I assumed I could land too, I did. After I got off the runway, I stopped and called the tower for taxi instructions to the south ramp. After 2 tries with no response (I forgot to switch to ground control frequency). Assuming we were still under flight of 2, under flight following, I then proceeded to taxi to the south ramp and park next to the lead aircraft. That's when everything came unglued. The pilot of the lead aircraft used my radio and numbers to call ground control to ask them to make a phone call to someone who was to meet us there. Ground control said the tower had no record of that aircraft receiving a clearance to land, nor a clearance to taxi to the south ramp. I was very embarrassed. I have since bought my own headset and plan on getting lots of instructions on its use. I will also review the FARS, too!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FAILS TO CONTACT TWR OR GND FOR LNDG CLRNC. FLYING AS A FLT OF 2.

Narrative: THE FLT IN QUESTION STARTED AT MENOMINEE, MI, ON RWY 21 AND HEADED 212 DEGS TOWARD THE GREEN BAY VOR. THE LEAD ACFT WAS A C182 AND THE FOLLOW ACFT WAS A C172 PLTED BY THE RPTR. FROM THE GREEN BAY VOR, WE FLEW 204 DEGS TO THE OSHKOSH, WI, ARPT WHERE WE LANDED ON RWY 27. THE C172 WAS LEFT AT OSHKOSH FOR 2 WKS AND WE CAME BACK TO MENOMINEE, MI, IN THE C182. HAVING STARTED OUT FROM THE S RAMP VFR SOLO, I HAD ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE AUDIO PANEL SET FOR SPEAKER. I WAS TO BE THE FOLLOWER IN A FLT OF 2 FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT THROUGH A CLASS C ARPT RADAR SVC AREA TO A TWR CTLED CLASS D ARPT. BEFORE DEP, AT THE CTR RAMP, THE PLT OF THE LEAD ACFT GAVE ME HIS EXTRA HEADSET TO USE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT TILL WE GOT TO OUR DEST, BUT I HAD FORGOTTEN TO RESET THE AUDIO PANEL TO PHONE. ALTHOUGH HE SOUNDED STRANGE, I GAVE NO THOUGHT TO THE AUDIO PANEL. MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY A HEADSET SOUNDS. I DON'T KNOW. AFTER TKOF, THE LEAD PLT CONTACTED DEP CTL FOR A CLRNC THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE FOR A FLT OF 2, UNDER FLT FOLLOWING (THAT WAY, WE DIDN'T NEED A FLT PLAN). AS WE GOT NEAR OUR DEST, THE LEAD ACFT CALLED THE TWR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND. I WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI BEHIND, AND BEING A FLT OF 2 UNDER FLT FOLLOWING, I ASSUMED I COULD LAND TOO, I DID. AFTER I GOT OFF THE RWY, I STOPPED AND CALLED THE TWR FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE S RAMP. AFTER 2 TRIES WITH NO RESPONSE (I FORGOT TO SWITCH TO GND CTL FREQ). ASSUMING WE WERE STILL UNDER FLT OF 2, UNDER FLT FOLLOWING, I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO THE S RAMP AND PARK NEXT TO THE LEAD ACFT. THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING CAME UNGLUED. THE PLT OF THE LEAD ACFT USED MY RADIO AND NUMBERS TO CALL GND CTL TO ASK THEM TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO SOMEONE WHO WAS TO MEET US THERE. GND CTL SAID THE TWR HAD NO RECORD OF THAT ACFT RECEIVING A CLRNC TO LAND, NOR A CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE S RAMP. I WAS VERY EMBARRASSED. I HAVE SINCE BOUGHT MY OWN HEADSET AND PLAN ON GETTING LOTS OF INSTRUCTIONS ON ITS USE. I WILL ALSO REVIEW THE FARS, TOO!

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.