A CFI admitted landing without clearance at swo. Allowing his student to make 3 touch-and-goes.

Attributes
ACN	570377
Time
Date	200301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swo.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 139 flight time total : 559 flight time type : 101
ASRS Report	570377
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was conducting a training flight with a student in the stillwater, oklahoma area at approximately XA30 local. After practicing maneuvers in the practice area, we were returning to the airport kswo to practice lndgs. We contacted swo tower approximately 8 mi east of the airport and advised them of our intentions. They replied that we were to contact them over boomes lake, approximately 1 1/2 mi east of airport. My headset and/or radio was intermittent the entire flight. My student did not seem to have a problem. I was adjusting my headset to see if I could fix the problem as we approached boomes lake. Once my headset was on and working, I told my student to call the tower. My student told me that he already had. We landed on runway 4 after entering the pattern on a right downwind. After a touch-and-go, we proceeded on a left (standard) pattern and did another touch-and-go. After that, I realized that I had not been picking up anything from the tower on my headset before the third landing. I asked my student if he had been cleared to land. My student replied, 'no.' I asked him to contact them. When he did, the tower said they have not spoken to us since we entered their airspace. At this point, I could hear the tower just fine. After landing, I asked my student if he had called the tower over boomes lake. My student said, 'yes, but they never responded.' we had done 3 lndgs without ATC clearance. I believe the chain of events that caused this problem were as follows: 1) my malfunctioning equipment. 2) my poor supervision of my student. I should have made sure that tower had cleared him to land instead of asking him if he 'called them.' 3) student's inexperience. With just under 20 hours of flight time, as the instructor, I should have known to be more aware of exactly what was going on. After parking, I immediately grounded the aircraft until a mechanic could check on the radios. I spoke with my student and explained what we had done wrong. I am aware that this is my fault. As the instructor I should have maintained more effective communication with my student. I hope that this report will help in any way possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI ADMITTED LWOC AT SWO. ALLOWING HIS STUDENT TO MAKE 3 TOUCH-AND-GOES.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT IN THE STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA AREA AT APPROX XA30 LCL. AFTER PRACTICING MANEUVERS IN THE PRACTICE AREA, WE WERE RETURNING TO THE ARPT KSWO TO PRACTICE LNDGS. WE CONTACTED SWO TWR APPROX 8 MI E OF THE ARPT AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR INTENTIONS. THEY REPLIED THAT WE WERE TO CONTACT THEM OVER BOOMES LAKE, APPROX 1 1/2 MI E OF ARPT. MY HEADSET AND/OR RADIO WAS INTERMITTENT THE ENTIRE FLT. MY STUDENT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PROB. I WAS ADJUSTING MY HEADSET TO SEE IF I COULD FIX THE PROB AS WE APCHED BOOMES LAKE. ONCE MY HEADSET WAS ON AND WORKING, I TOLD MY STUDENT TO CALL THE TWR. MY STUDENT TOLD ME THAT HE ALREADY HAD. WE LANDED ON RWY 4 AFTER ENTERING THE PATTERN ON A R DOWNWIND. AFTER A TOUCH-AND-GO, WE PROCEEDED ON A L (STANDARD) PATTERN AND DID ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO. AFTER THAT, I REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT BEEN PICKING UP ANYTHING FROM THE TWR ON MY HEADSET BEFORE THE THIRD LNDG. I ASKED MY STUDENT IF HE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. MY STUDENT REPLIED, 'NO.' I ASKED HIM TO CONTACT THEM. WHEN HE DID, THE TWR SAID THEY HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO US SINCE WE ENTERED THEIR AIRSPACE. AT THIS POINT, I COULD HEAR THE TWR JUST FINE. AFTER LNDG, I ASKED MY STUDENT IF HE HAD CALLED THE TWR OVER BOOMES LAKE. MY STUDENT SAID, 'YES, BUT THEY NEVER RESPONDED.' WE HAD DONE 3 LNDGS WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. I BELIEVE THE CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT CAUSED THIS PROB WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1) MY MALFUNCTIONING EQUIP. 2) MY POOR SUPERVISION OF MY STUDENT. I SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT TWR HAD CLRED HIM TO LAND INSTEAD OF ASKING HIM IF HE 'CALLED THEM.' 3) STUDENT'S INEXPERIENCE. WITH JUST UNDER 20 HRS OF FLT TIME, AS THE INSTRUCTOR, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN TO BE MORE AWARE OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON. AFTER PARKING, I IMMEDIATELY GNDED THE ACFT UNTIL A MECH COULD CHK ON THE RADIOS. I SPOKE WITH MY STUDENT AND EXPLAINED WHAT WE HAD DONE WRONG. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS MY FAULT. AS THE INSTRUCTOR I SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED MORE EFFECTIVE COM WITH MY STUDENT. I HOPE THAT THIS RPT WILL HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

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.