Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	97809
Time
Date	198811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : whp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : whp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2268 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	97809
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I turned the whiteman tower frequency on radio #1 and listened for about 5 minutes before calling twice about 8 miles out and received no reply. I had the transmitter selector in the wrong position (on radio #2). I heard no transmissions to or from the whiteman tower until I landed. I had assumed, incorrectly, that the tower was closed. Because of the reduced visibility (2 miles per the bur/vny ATIS's) my concentration was totally on navigation and finding the runway. Fatigue was a factor, I had been flying all day. I made a straight in approach and landed on runway 12. I should have circled looking for the light signal clearance to land. An ATIS at whiteman would be of great benefit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I TURNED THE WHITEMAN TWR FREQ ON RADIO #1 AND LISTENED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE CALLING TWICE ABOUT 8 MILES OUT AND RECEIVED NO REPLY. I HAD THE TRANSMITTER SELECTOR IN THE WRONG POS (ON RADIO #2). I HEARD NO TRANSMISSIONS TO OR FROM THE WHITEMAN TWR UNTIL I LANDED. I HAD ASSUMED, INCORRECTLY, THAT THE TWR WAS CLOSED. BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED VISIBILITY (2 MILES PER THE BUR/VNY ATIS'S) MY CONCENTRATION WAS TOTALLY ON NAV AND FINDING THE RWY. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR, I HAD BEEN FLYING ALL DAY. I MADE A STRAIGHT IN APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 12. I SHOULD HAVE CIRCLED LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT SIGNAL CLRNC TO LAND. AN ATIS AT WHITEMAN WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.