Aircraft taxi into position and hold while reporter aircraft on final. Remained in position and hold until landing aircraft approximately 300', then departed. Reporter not sure if cleared to land.

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Attributes
ACN	116960
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	116960
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach by approach control to metroit metropolitan airport runway 21C and were flying parallel with another aircraft on approach to 21L. At approximately 1000' above the ground another aircraft took the runway for takeoff but delayed in position. At approximately 400' we were preparing to go around and at approximately 300' the aircraft took off, so we landed. Upon landing we could not remember being cleared to land. Our communication radio had previously given us problem cutting in and out so we checked it with tower and it checked ok and we were given taxi instructions. Nothing was said about the landing clearance by the tower controller. Contributing factors were: heavy traffic congestion, close parallel apches and lndgs and takeoffs on same runways. Possible solutions: pilots should never take the runway if aircraft on final is too close no matter what clearance is given by the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD WHILE REPORTER ACFT ON FINAL. REMAINED IN POSITION AND HOLD UNTIL LNDG ACFT APPROXIMATELY 300', THEN DEPARTED. REPORTER NOT SURE IF CLEARED TO LAND.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH BY APCH CTL TO METROIT METRO ARPT RWY 21C AND WERE FLYING PARALLEL WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON APCH TO 21L. AT APPROX 1000' ABOVE THE GND ANOTHER ACFT TOOK THE RWY FOR TKOF BUT DELAYED IN POSITION. AT APPROX 400' WE WERE PREPARING TO GO AROUND AND AT APPROX 300' THE ACFT TOOK OFF, SO WE LANDED. UPON LNDG WE COULD NOT REMEMBER BEING CLRED TO LAND. OUR COM RADIO HAD PREVIOUSLY GIVEN US PROBLEM CUTTING IN AND OUT SO WE CHECKED IT WITH TWR AND IT CHECKED OK AND WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THE LNDG CLRNC BY THE TWR CTLR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: HEAVY TFC CONGESTION, CLOSE PARALLEL APCHES AND LNDGS AND TKOFS ON SAME RWYS. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: PLTS SHOULD NEVER TAKE THE RWY IF ACFT ON FINAL IS TOO CLOSE NO MATTER WHAT CLRNC IS GIVEN BY THE TWR.

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.