Medium large transport lands without clearance at clt.

Attributes
ACN	118178
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	118178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On IFR flight plan, controller kept advising position and distance to field, suggesting a visibility. Another air carrier was ahead and had to switch runways because he caught sight of airport too late. Visibility was reported 5 mi with fog. We were asked to maintain 200 KTS to OM. 'Can't you see it?', asked the controller. We were 8+ mi out with 5 mi visibility--no way! We intercepted the localizer at OM at 200 KTS and began dirtying up (slam dunk). Approach said to call tower on 119.0. Cleared visibility. We finally saw the runway, just inside marker. First officer was flying and I (captain) called inside the marker. 'Cleared to land,' is what we both heard. Now, trying to slow for flaps, gear, checklists, gear, etc, etc, stabilized approach?? After landing we realized the tower frequency was 126.0, not 119.0. We do all sorts of gyrations to make the controllers job easier! I'll never hurry again--170 KTS to OM mat or I'll land #2!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT CLT.

Narrative: ON IFR FLT PLAN, CTLR KEPT ADVISING POS AND DISTANCE TO FIELD, SUGGESTING A VIS. ANOTHER ACR WAS AHEAD AND HAD TO SWITCH RWYS BECAUSE HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF ARPT TOO LATE. VISIBILITY WAS RPTED 5 MI WITH FOG. WE WERE ASKED TO MAINTAIN 200 KTS TO OM. 'CAN'T YOU SEE IT?', ASKED THE CTLR. WE WERE 8+ MI OUT WITH 5 MI VISIBILITY--NO WAY! WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC AT OM AT 200 KTS AND BEGAN DIRTYING UP (SLAM DUNK). APCH SAID TO CALL TWR ON 119.0. CLRED VIS. WE FINALLY SAW THE RWY, JUST INSIDE MARKER. F/O WAS FLYING AND I (CAPT) CALLED INSIDE THE MARKER. 'CLRED TO LAND,' IS WHAT WE BOTH HEARD. NOW, TRYING TO SLOW FOR FLAPS, GEAR, CHKLISTS, GEAR, ETC, ETC, STABILIZED APCH?? AFTER LNDG WE REALIZED THE TWR FREQ WAS 126.0, NOT 119.0. WE DO ALL SORTS OF GYRATIONS TO MAKE THE CTLRS JOB EASIER! I'LL NEVER HURRY AGAIN--170 KTS TO OM MAT OR I'LL LAND #2!!

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.