Narrative:

I was communicating with ZLA on an IFR flight plan from cma, ca, to gcn, az. The WX was VMC. I requested the ILS runway 3 approach into gcn. I was put on a vector to final. I then requested the DME arc, and was re-vectored to intercept the DME arc. I called ZLA when at the intercept of the DME arc, and was told to contact the tower. I changed to the tower frequency, only to find that a lear jet was on a straight in on the same approach. I was making a left turn onto the localizer near carms, the lear was 2-3 mi outside of carms straight-in, 700 ft below me. I was still at 9000 ft. The lear told the tower he had me in sight and would be passing beneath me and asked if I was going to be descending. I responded to the tower that I had not yet been cleared for the approach. The tower told the lear that she had contacted ZLA, and they were going to clear me for the ILS approach. The altitude on the segment I was on was 8200 ft, I was above that. After the lear jet passed beneath me, the tower cleared me for the approach. I received this clearance near the FAF, haply. I was now near 1000 ft above the GS, at/past the GS intercept point. As I was diving to the GS, while trying to not pick up too much speed, the tower was having a conversation with the lear jet about would they like another practice approach. I watched the lear jet touch-and-go on runway 3 and fly off. I then was on short final and finally on the GS. I landed on runway 3. The tower then asked me my DME from the airport. I responded that I was on the runway. The tower informed me that she had never cleared me to land. I apologized and was then given taxi instructions. I was at fault for not remembering to ask for landing clearance. I believe that the mishandled handoff from ZLA to gcn as well as the lack of IFR separation to the lear jet (I was IFR, I'm not sure about the lear though). The tower allowing the lear to pass underneath me while on the final approach course, as well as the late approach clearance requiring me to dive to the GS, were mitigating circumstances. I also think that the gcn chatting with the lear jet and not asking me to report at any specific point, then seemingly forgetting about me until I landed, were also mitigating circumstances. I learned that distrs can make it easy to forget things that need to be done and will be working on a checklist for final approach, to avoid missing anything, in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 PLT LANDED AT GCN WITHOUT CLRNC AFTER A VFR LEAR JET WAS ALLOWED TO FLY BENEATH HIM.

Narrative: I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH ZLA ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM CMA, CA, TO GCN, AZ. THE WX WAS VMC. I REQUESTED THE ILS RWY 3 APCH INTO GCN. I WAS PUT ON A VECTOR TO FINAL. I THEN REQUESTED THE DME ARC, AND WAS RE-VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE DME ARC. I CALLED ZLA WHEN AT THE INTERCEPT OF THE DME ARC, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR. I CHANGED TO THE TWR FREQ, ONLY TO FIND THAT A LEAR JET WAS ON A STRAIGHT IN ON THE SAME APCH. I WAS MAKING A L TURN ONTO THE LOC NEAR CARMS, THE LEAR WAS 2-3 MI OUTSIDE OF CARMS STRAIGHT-IN, 700 FT BELOW ME. I WAS STILL AT 9000 FT. THE LEAR TOLD THE TWR HE HAD ME IN SIGHT AND WOULD BE PASSING BENEATH ME AND ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO BE DSNDING. I RESPONDED TO THE TWR THAT I HAD NOT YET BEEN CLRED FOR THE APCH. THE TWR TOLD THE LEAR THAT SHE HAD CONTACTED ZLA, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CLR ME FOR THE ILS APCH. THE ALT ON THE SEGMENT I WAS ON WAS 8200 FT, I WAS ABOVE THAT. AFTER THE LEAR JET PASSED BENEATH ME, THE TWR CLRED ME FOR THE APCH. I RECEIVED THIS CLRNC NEAR THE FAF, HAPLY. I WAS NOW NEAR 1000 FT ABOVE THE GS, AT/PAST THE GS INTERCEPT POINT. AS I WAS DIVING TO THE GS, WHILE TRYING TO NOT PICK UP TOO MUCH SPD, THE TWR WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE LEAR JET ABOUT WOULD THEY LIKE ANOTHER PRACTICE APCH. I WATCHED THE LEAR JET TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 3 AND FLY OFF. I THEN WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND FINALLY ON THE GS. I LANDED ON RWY 3. THE TWR THEN ASKED ME MY DME FROM THE ARPT. I RESPONDED THAT I WAS ON THE RWY. THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD NEVER CLRED ME TO LAND. I APOLOGIZED AND WAS THEN GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS AT FAULT FOR NOT REMEMBERING TO ASK FOR LNDG CLRNC. I BELIEVE THAT THE MISHANDLED HDOF FROM ZLA TO GCN AS WELL AS THE LACK OF IFR SEPARATION TO THE LEAR JET (I WAS IFR, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE LEAR THOUGH). THE TWR ALLOWING THE LEAR TO PASS UNDERNEATH ME WHILE ON THE FINAL APCH COURSE, AS WELL AS THE LATE APCH CLRNC REQUIRING ME TO DIVE TO THE GS, WERE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES. I ALSO THINK THAT THE GCN CHATTING WITH THE LEAR JET AND NOT ASKING ME TO RPT AT ANY SPECIFIC POINT, THEN SEEMINGLY FORGETTING ABOUT ME UNTIL I LANDED, WERE ALSO MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES. I LEARNED THAT DISTRS CAN MAKE IT EASY TO FORGET THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND WILL BE WORKING ON A CHKLIST FOR FINAL APCH, TO AVOID MISSING ANYTHING, IN THE FUTURE.

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.