C152 flight crew lands without landing clearance at btr.

Attributes
ACN	522590
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	522590
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was providing cross country training to my student pilot. Upon arrival at btr, there were approximately 4 aircraft in the traffic pattern to runway 4R and several airliners inbound for runway 4L. The controller had us enter a right base for runway 4R between 2 aircraft, one on final and one on downwind. We were approximately 1 mi behind the landing aircraft while the aircraft behind us had to make a side step maneuver for spacing. We requested a touch and go and were cleared #2 behind the landing aircraft. The landing aircraft made a slow approach and then delayed exiting the runway. We crossed the threshold at about 150 ft AGL and the aircraft had not cleared the runway. The tower had not called for a go around. I estimated we had at least 3000 ft from the aircraft in front of us. While preparing to go around, the aircraft cleared the runway. We executed an uneventful touch and go. After climb out I asked the student if he remembered the tower ever saying 'cleared for touch and go.' the student replied 'no.' I did not remember either. The controller was extremely busy. We were busy trying to manage our spacing. The radio was very congested but we still should have called tower to confirm our landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 FLT CREW LANDS WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC AT BTR.

Narrative: I WAS PROVIDING XCOUNTRY TRAINING TO MY STUDENT PLT. UPON ARR AT BTR, THERE WERE APPROX 4 ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN TO RWY 4R AND SEVERAL AIRLINERS INBOUND FOR RWY 4L. THE CTLR HAD US ENTER A R BASE FOR RWY 4R BTWN 2 ACFT, ONE ON FINAL AND ONE ON DOWNWIND. WE WERE APPROX 1 MI BEHIND THE LNDG ACFT WHILE THE ACFT BEHIND US HAD TO MAKE A SIDE STEP MANEUVER FOR SPACING. WE REQUESTED A TOUCH AND GO AND WERE CLRED #2 BEHIND THE LNDG ACFT. THE LNDG ACFT MADE A SLOW APCH AND THEN DELAYED EXITING THE RWY. WE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND THE ACFT HAD NOT CLRED THE RWY. THE TWR HAD NOT CALLED FOR A GAR. I ESTIMATED WE HAD AT LEAST 3000 FT FROM THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US. WHILE PREPARING TO GO AROUND, THE ACFT CLRED THE RWY. WE EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL TOUCH AND GO. AFTER CLBOUT I ASKED THE STUDENT IF HE REMEMBERED THE TWR EVER SAYING 'CLRED FOR TOUCH AND GO.' THE STUDENT REPLIED 'NO.' I DID NOT REMEMBER EITHER. THE CTLR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. WE WERE BUSY TRYING TO MANAGE OUR SPACING. THE RADIO WAS VERY CONGESTED BUT WE STILL SHOULD HAVE CALLED TWR TO CONFIRM OUR 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.