<< >> NASA ASRS Report 353960, November 1996

Private small aircraft pilot lands at rhv without clearance landing. Uncertain if clearance was obtained, pilot proceeds for landing.

Attributes
ACN	353960
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rhv
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	353960
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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 other

Narrative:

Rhv tower advised me to squawk ecaa on my transponder. I was advised to make a straight-in approach for runway 31R. I awaited for them to advise 'radar contact,' however, they never did. They had no contact with me until I made an uneventful landing on runway 31R. I was unsure if I had been in radar contact or whether I received the appropriate clearance to land. With no other traffic in position to takeoff or land, I made the approach and landing to runway 31R. Tower, upon my landing, then advised me to taxi to my destination at the airport. The landing was uneventful but my concern was whether or not the tower controller expected me to land without a specific clearance to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT SMA PLT LANDS AT RHV WITHOUT CLRNC LNDG. UNCERTAIN IF CLRNC WAS OBTAINED, PLT PROCEEDS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: RHV TWR ADVISED ME TO SQUAWK ECAA ON MY XPONDER. I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN APCH FOR RWY 31R. I AWAITED FOR THEM TO ADVISE 'RADAR CONTACT,' HOWEVER, THEY NEVER DID. THEY HAD NO CONTACT WITH ME UNTIL I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 31R. I WAS UNSURE IF I HAD BEEN IN RADAR CONTACT OR WHETHER I RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE CLRNC TO LAND. WITH NO OTHER TFC IN POS TO TKOF OR LAND, I MADE THE APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 31R. TWR, UPON MY LNDG, THEN ADVISED ME TO TAXI TO MY DEST AT THE ARPT. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT MY CONCERN WAS WHETHER OR NOT THE TWR CTLR EXPECTED ME TO LAND WITHOUT A SPECIFIC CLRNC TO LAND.

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.