A C172 training flight lands without clearance when only cleared for a low approach at ict, ks.

Attributes
ACN	469580
Time
Date	200004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict.tracon tower : ict.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : circling arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	469580
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 88 flight time type : 88
ASRS Report	469579
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on an IFR cross country with one of my instrument students. I am a cfii with nearly 800 hours. My student is a private pilot with less than 100 hours. Our routing was from sln-hut-ict-sln doing a practice approach at each airport. Hut went 'fir' and after our departure we were given vectors to intercept the VOR/DME runway 14 approach into ict. We were then instructed to circle to land on runway 19R, cleared the runway 14 circling approach and contact ict tower on 118.2. Upon contacting tower we were cleared low approach runway 19R. I did not hear this clearance, but my student did. My student was unsure of the meaning of low approach and did not ask. Before the missed approach point we were instructed to make short approach to runway 19R. I then asked if I could get touch-and-go, tower said 'unable.' we landed. I know I should have gotten the clearance the first time to make low approach, but in the busy environment of ict repeating it would have been very helpful. Supplemental information from acn 469579: by being told this I had believed that we had been cleared to land, but I was not 100% sure. I believe the corrective action to make sure that this will not happen again is to ask my instructor if I have any questions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 TRAINING FLT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN ONLY CLRED FOR A LOW APCH AT ICT, KS.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR XCOUNTRY WITH ONE OF MY INST STUDENTS. I AM A CFII WITH NEARLY 800 HRS. MY STUDENT IS A PVT PLT WITH LESS THAN 100 HRS. OUR ROUTING WAS FROM SLN-HUT-ICT-SLN DOING A PRACTICE APCH AT EACH ARPT. HUT WENT 'FIR' AND AFTER OUR DEP WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE VOR/DME RWY 14 APCH INTO ICT. WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 19R, CLRED THE RWY 14 CIRCLING APCH AND CONTACT ICT TWR ON 118.2. UPON CONTACTING TWR WE WERE CLRED LOW APCH RWY 19R. I DID NOT HEAR THIS CLRNC, BUT MY STUDENT DID. MY STUDENT WAS UNSURE OF THE MEANING OF LOW APCH AND DID NOT ASK. BEFORE THE MISSED APCH POINT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SHORT APCH TO RWY 19R. I THEN ASKED IF I COULD GET TOUCH-AND-GO, TWR SAID 'UNABLE.' WE LANDED. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CLRNC THE FIRST TIME TO MAKE LOW APCH, BUT IN THE BUSY ENVIRONMENT OF ICT REPEATING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 469579: BY BEING TOLD THIS I HAD BELIEVED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND, BUT I WAS NOT 100% SURE. I BELIEVE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IS TO ASK MY INSTRUCTOR IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

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.