C172 practicing at wdg is confused with ATC instructions.

Attributes
ACN	588997
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wdg.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1167 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : wdg.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	588997
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

The tower controller at enid/woodring tower would not respond back to us, and would not clear us for the option. The controller said that by him telling us to make left closed pattern he did not need to clear us for landing or touch and go. Enid/woodring is a class D airport with an operating control tower. My understanding of 91.127 states that I must receive clearance from the tower controller before I/my aircraft touches the active use runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PRACTICING AT WDG IS CONFUSED WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: THE TWR CTLR AT ENID/WOODRING TWR WOULD NOT RESPOND BACK TO US, AND WOULD NOT CLEAR US FOR THE OPTION. THE CTLR SAID THAT BY HIM TELLING US TO MAKE LEFT CLOSED PATTERN HE DID NOT NEED TO CLR US FOR LANDING OR TOUCH AND GO. ENID/WOODRING IS A CLASS D ARPT WITH AN OPERATING CTL TWR. MY UNDERSTANDING OF 91.127 STATES THAT I MUST RECEIVE CLRNC FROM THE TWR CTLR BEFORE I/MY ACFT TOUCHES THE ACTIVE USE RWY.

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.