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A C320 pilot landed without clearance to land. Pilot does not remember receiving a call to contact the tower. Unauthorized landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 321210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sna tower : lws |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Skynight 320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2570 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 321210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was highly focused on ILS to 300 ft ceiling and 2 mi visibility at sna. Frequency with socal approach was busy. Concerned about wake turbulence from preceding B757. I either did not receive a call to switch to tower or didn't hear the call. If I missed the call, I did not receive a call back. Being focused on the gauges, I did not have presence of mind to ask approach for switch to tower. It did not even occur to me that I was not with tower and cleared. I broke out at minimums, looked up, and landed, thinking I was cleared. Not until rollout did I realize I was still on approach. I believe I can correct this by adding a 'C' to my outer marker 'gump' check. Gas, undercarriage, mixture, propellers, 'clearance.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C320 PLT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC TO LAND. PLT DOES NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING A CALL TO CONTACT THE TWR. UNAUTH LNDG.
Narrative: I WAS HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ILS TO 300 FT CEILING AND 2 MI VISIBILITY AT SNA. FREQ WITH SOCAL APCH WAS BUSY. CONCERNED ABOUT WAKE TURB FROM PRECEDING B757. I EITHER DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL TO SWITCH TO TWR OR DIDN'T HEAR THE CALL. IF I MISSED THE CALL, I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK. BEING FOCUSED ON THE GAUGES, I DID NOT HAVE PRESENCE OF MIND TO ASK APCH FOR SWITCH TO TWR. IT DID NOT EVEN OCCUR TO ME THAT I WAS NOT WITH TWR AND CLRED. I BROKE OUT AT MINIMUMS, LOOKED UP, AND LANDED, THINKING I WAS CLRED. NOT UNTIL ROLLOUT DID I REALIZE I WAS STILL ON APCH. I BELIEVE I CAN CORRECT THIS BY ADDING A 'C' TO MY OUTER MARKER 'GUMP' CHK. GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROPS, 'CLRNC.'
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.