During after flight self analysis a private pilot worries that he may not have done the correct thin...

Attributes
ACN	530163
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sac.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 168 flight time type : 96
ASRS Report	530163
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Intention was to practice touch-and-goes at airport. Before departure, advised tower I would be remaining in pattern for touch-and-goes. I was cleared for the options and cleared for takeoff. During a few rollouts, prior to lifting off again, controller said I was cleared to land and to remain in r-hand pattern after departure. On the next landing, he once again said I was cleared to land and resume right pattern. During the rollout for my final touch-and-go, he said I was cleared to land 'again' and to make my next landing full stop, which I did. I assumed he was requesting a full stop, as he didn't want to continue working me into the pattern's traffic. Nothing else was said after landing full stop, then parking. Later that day, I started worrying that possibly the controller was actually saying 'you weren't cleared to land, again.' I did think it was odd he would say 'you 'were' cleared to land.' I assume if I had not actually been cleared to land, then did so 3 times in a row, the controller would have asked me to call him after I parked. I do recall being 'cleared to land' while in the air. If indeed he was saying I hadn't been cleared to land, it would have registered very clearly in my head, had it been worded 'you were not cleared...' as opposed to 'you weren't cleared....' like I stated, I still don't know for sure what he was saying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AFTER FLT SELF ANALYSIS A PVT PLT WORRIES THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE DONE THE CORRECT THING WHILE PRACTICING LNDGS WHEN THE TWR CTLR WAS USING 'OPTION' CLRNCS.

Narrative: INTENTION WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GOES AT ARPT. BEFORE DEP, ADVISED TWR I WOULD BE REMAINING IN PATTERN FOR TOUCH-AND-GOES. I WAS CLRED FOR THE OPTIONS AND CLRED FOR TKOF. DURING A FEW ROLLOUTS, PRIOR TO LIFTING OFF AGAIN, CTLR SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND TO REMAIN IN R-HAND PATTERN AFTER DEP. ON THE NEXT LNDG, HE ONCE AGAIN SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND RESUME R PATTERN. DURING THE ROLLOUT FOR MY FINAL TOUCH-AND-GO, HE SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND 'AGAIN' AND TO MAKE MY NEXT LNDG FULL STOP, WHICH I DID. I ASSUMED HE WAS REQUESTING A FULL STOP, AS HE DIDN'T WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING ME INTO THE PATTERN'S TFC. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID AFTER LNDG FULL STOP, THEN PARKING. LATER THAT DAY, I STARTED WORRYING THAT POSSIBLY THE CTLR WAS ACTUALLY SAYING 'YOU WEREN'T CLRED TO LAND, AGAIN.' I DID THINK IT WAS ODD HE WOULD SAY 'YOU 'WERE' CLRED TO LAND.' I ASSUME IF I HAD NOT ACTUALLY BEEN CLRED TO LAND, THEN DID SO 3 TIMES IN A ROW, THE CTLR WOULD HAVE ASKED ME TO CALL HIM AFTER I PARKED. I DO RECALL BEING 'CLRED TO LAND' WHILE IN THE AIR. IF INDEED HE WAS SAYING I HADN'T BEEN CLRED TO LAND, IT WOULD HAVE REGISTERED VERY CLRLY IN MY HEAD, HAD IT BEEN WORDED 'YOU WERE NOT CLRED...' AS OPPOSED TO 'YOU WEREN'T CLRED....' LIKE I STATED, I STILL DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT HE WAS SAYING.

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.

During after flight self analysis a private pilot worries that he may not have done the correct thing while practicing lndgs when the tower controller was using 'option' clrncs.