<< >> NASA ASRS Report 334486, April 1996

Pilot of an small transport twin failed to report the OM inbound and consequently landed without landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	334486
Time
Date	199604
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owb
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : owb tower : owb
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	334486
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
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:

On this particular trip I had a passenger riding in the right seat who was comparably new to light airplanes and very inquisitive. My normal practice is to discourage conversation during high workload times such as approach, takeoff, lndgs, etc. But in this particular case, to my regret, I allowed myself to be distracted by answering my passenger questions. It had been a very rough flight and I wanted to reassure my passenger, as he may be flying with me in the future. This was a mistake. I was told when requesting taxi instructions that I had failed to report crossing the OM and had not received landing clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN FAILED TO RPT THE OM INBOUND AND CONSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: ON THIS PARTICULAR TRIP I HAD A PAX RIDING IN THE R SEAT WHO WAS COMPARABLY NEW TO LIGHT AIRPLANES AND VERY INQUISITIVE. MY NORMAL PRACTICE IS TO DISCOURAGE CONVERSATION DURING HIGH WORKLOAD TIMES SUCH AS APCH, TKOF, LNDGS, ETC. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, TO MY REGRET, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE DISTRACTED BY ANSWERING MY PAX QUESTIONS. IT HAD BEEN A VERY ROUGH FLT AND I WANTED TO REASSURE MY PAX, AS HE MAY BE FLYING WITH ME IN THE FUTURE. THIS WAS A MISTAKE. I WAS TOLD WHEN REQUESTING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THAT I HAD FAILED TO RPT XING THE OM AND HAD NOT RECEIVED LNDG 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.