An A321 captain noted that his experienced but first officer failed to get landing clearance even af...

Narrative:

Converging ILS 9R approach; [we were] cleared below 3;000 ft. No distractions. Captain is pilot flying and all calls out were normal; configuring to final configuration prior to FAF; at about 500 AGL captain hears VHF 1 clearing flights for approach and queries first officer if we are cleared to land. First officer says strongly 'yes we are cleared to land.' captain visually scans landing area and determines all is safe and does a quick evaluation of threat of go-around at low altitude for bumbling first officer or continue landing. During flare captain noticed first officer is scrambling to figure out tower freq and make a quick call for landing clearance. Attitude and lack of concentration by first officer; this is a seasoned first officer. He flies small planes and has been with several major airlines; however; he is prone to mistakes while he discusses his extensive experience. All I know is that after 30 years flying with this carrier I have; for the first time; added two first officer's to my no fly with list. This first officer does not possess incompetence nor 'industry issue attitude;' he just looses track of the issues at hand and his new england stubbornness does not recognize a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A321 Captain noted that his experienced but First Officer failed to get landing clearance even after he strongly affirmed that he had when questioned about the clearance on final.

Narrative: Converging ILS 9R approach; [we were] cleared below 3;000 FT. No distractions. Captain is pilot flying and all calls out were normal; configuring to final configuration prior to FAF; at about 500 AGL Captain hears VHF 1 clearing flights for approach and queries First Officer if we are cleared to land. First Officer says strongly 'yes we are cleared to land.' Captain visually scans landing area and determines all is safe and does a quick evaluation of threat of go-around at low altitude for bumbling First Officer or continue landing. During flare Captain noticed First Officer is scrambling to figure out Tower freq and make a quick call for landing clearance. Attitude and lack of concentration by First Officer; this is a seasoned First Officer. He flies small planes and has been with several major airlines; however; he is prone to mistakes while he discusses his extensive experience. All I know is that after 30 years flying with this carrier I have; for the first time; added two First Officer's to my no fly with list. This First Officer does not possess incompetence nor 'industry issue attitude;' he just looses track of the issues at hand and his New England stubbornness does not recognize a problem.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1009226
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

An A321 captain noted that his experienced but first officer failed to get landing clearance even after he strongly affirmed that he had when questioned about the clearance on final.