A C172 CFI performs an unauthorized touch-and-go when the flight had only been cleared to land at vn...

Attributes
ACN	512263
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : bur.tower tower : arb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bur.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 970 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	512263
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a practice instrument approach to bur, while executing the ILS runway 8 approach, I took off without a departure clearance. Tower's instructions had been 'cleared to land.' I executed a touch-and-go. An air carrier aircraft holding on runway 15 had his takeoff clearance canceled and was held for a few additional mins. The problem arose when we requested a touch-and-go and an ILS to vny after that. Socal approach advised that he had our request and that due to traffic and low IFR, we may need to land and refile. He would keep us advised. We were taken off the localizer once to let an A300 get in and then turned back onto the localizer. We were then shipped off to tower. A friend was in the right seat working the radios. I was a little busy staying on the ILS, so I sort of remember tower clearing us to land. After a near perfect ILS and a squeaker of a smooth landing, I smartly advanced the throttle to go around. About 50 ft off the ground, the tower asked us if we had received our clearance. Our collective reaction at that point (in the plane) was 'oh &%$#.' fortunately, the controller canceled the air carrier's aircraft clearance and gave us missed approach instructions and handed us off to approach. Moral of the story: on a practice approach, listen to the type of clearance 'land, touch/go option, etc.' don't get caught up by habit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 CFI PERFORMS AN UNAUTH TOUCH-AND-GO WHEN THE FLT HAD ONLY BEEN CLRED TO LAND AT VNY, CA.

Narrative: ON A PRACTICE INST APCH TO BUR, WHILE EXECUTING THE ILS RWY 8 APCH, I TOOK OFF WITHOUT A DEP CLRNC. TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS HAD BEEN 'CLRED TO LAND.' I EXECUTED A TOUCH-AND-GO. AN ACR ACFT HOLDING ON RWY 15 HAD HIS TKOF CLRNC CANCELED AND WAS HELD FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL MINS. THE PROB AROSE WHEN WE REQUESTED A TOUCH-AND-GO AND AN ILS TO VNY AFTER THAT. SOCAL APCH ADVISED THAT HE HAD OUR REQUEST AND THAT DUE TO TFC AND LOW IFR, WE MAY NEED TO LAND AND REFILE. HE WOULD KEEP US ADVISED. WE WERE TAKEN OFF THE LOC ONCE TO LET AN A300 GET IN AND THEN TURNED BACK ONTO THE LOC. WE WERE THEN SHIPPED OFF TO TWR. A FRIEND WAS IN THE R SEAT WORKING THE RADIOS. I WAS A LITTLE BUSY STAYING ON THE ILS, SO I SORT OF REMEMBER TWR CLRING US TO LAND. AFTER A NEAR PERFECT ILS AND A SQUEAKER OF A SMOOTH LNDG, I SMARTLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO GO AROUND. ABOUT 50 FT OFF THE GND, THE TWR ASKED US IF WE HAD RECEIVED OUR CLRNC. OUR COLLECTIVE REACTION AT THAT POINT (IN THE PLANE) WAS 'OH &%$#.' FORTUNATELY, THE CTLR CANCELED THE ACR'S ACFT CLRNC AND GAVE US MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND HANDED US OFF TO APCH. MORAL OF THE STORY: ON A PRACTICE APCH, LISTEN TO THE TYPE OF CLRNC 'LAND, TOUCH/GO OPTION, ETC.' DON'T GET CAUGHT UP BY HABIT.

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.

A C172 CFI performs an unauthorized touch-and-go when the flight had only been cleared to land at vny, ca.