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Atx pilot of a beech 58 scheduled cargo run landed without clearance since he forgot and did not remember if approach control had directed him to switch to the tower. ATC was very busy with frequency congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bhm |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 355600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| 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 | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared for approach localizer runway 23 at bhm. ATC busy, approach executed at high speed. Never switched by approach to tower, I never requested to switch. Landed without clearance to land. No hazard to myself or others.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT OF A BEECH 58 SCHEDULED CARGO RUN LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC SINCE HE FORGOT AND DID NOT REMEMBER IF APCH CTL HAD DIRECTED HIM TO SWITCH TO THE TWR. ATC WAS VERY BUSY WITH FREQ CONGESTION.
Narrative: CLRED FOR APCH LOC RWY 23 AT BHM. ATC BUSY, APCH EXECUTED AT HIGH SPD. NEVER SWITCHED BY APCH TO TWR, I NEVER REQUESTED TO SWITCH. LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC TO LAND. NO HAZARD TO MYSELF OR OTHERS.
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.