SMA ENTERS ATA; LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

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SMA ON VFR STOCKTON TO CHICO. I CANCELLED VFR FLT FOLLOWING 30 MI S OF CHICO. I TRIED TO GET ATIS BUT CHICO DOESN'T HAVE ATIS. NEXT I TRIED TO CONTACT CHICO TWR ON 121.0 NO REPLY. AFTER TRYING TWR A FEW MORE TIMES; I DECIDED TO USE THE CTAF. KNOWING THAT CHICO TWR IS ONLY PART TIME OP. I DID NOT KNOW THE EXACT TIME OF OP. THE CTAF FREQ IS 121.0 THE SAME AS TWR. AGAIN NO REPLY. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO OVERFLY THE FIELD AT 1500 FT AGL TO DETERMINE RWY IN USE. 3 MI S I DID NOT SEE ANY TFC AND ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN FINAL FOR RWY 31R. DURING THE AFTER LNDG ROLL I NOTICED A PLANE TURNING FINAL FOR 13L. I DID SOME S TURNS SO HE COULD SEE ME AND HURRIED OFF THE RWY. THE ACFT WENT AROUND AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. ONCE OFF THE RWY I AGAIN TRIED TO CONTACT TWR. THIS TIME THEY CAME BACK WITH PLEASE COME SEE US IN THE TWR. I DID AND WE DISCUSSED WHAT HAPPENED. I GAVE THEM MY NAME AND CERTIFICATE NUMBER. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION. I HAVE DONE MOST OF MY FLYING IN COLORADO. CHICO PROCS WERE UNFAMILIAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE CANCELLED VFR FLT FOLLOWING UNTIL HANDED OFF TO CHICO TWR. I SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED MY ORIGINAL PLAN TO OVERFLY THE FIELD AT 1500 FT AGL. INSTALL ATIS AT CHICO TO TELL WHETHER THE TWR IS IN OP AND THE RWY IN USE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. ANALYST CALL TO COUNSEL REF BETTER PREFLT PLANNING REVEALED RPTR HAD FLOWN WITH INST STUDENT FROM COLORADO TO SCK. RPTRS PARENTS LIVE IN CHICO SO HE PLANNED TO VISIT. NOT USED TO 102 DEG TEMP THAT HE HAD IN SCK SO HE RUSHED DEP. NOT UNUSUAL TO RECEIVE NO RESPONSE IN COLORADO SO WHEN UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT HE JUST PROCEEDED. KNOWS HE GOOFED. NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN.