Commuter aircraft lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	120034
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu tower : rdu
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2077 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	120034
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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 Operational Deviation

Narrative:

While the captain was flying the ILS approach to runway 23R at the raleigh durham airport we failed to contact the control tower for a proper clearance to land. We were busy flying the approach. We both forgot to contact the control tower. The final approach controller never handed us off to the tower verbally. When we landed we realized what we had done and called the control tower and asked them if there was a problem. The tower replied no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE THE CAPT WAS FLYING THE ILS APCH TO RWY 23R AT THE RALEIGH DURHAM ARPT WE FAILED TO CONTACT THE CTL TWR FOR A PROPER CLRNC TO LAND. WE WERE BUSY FLYING THE APCH. WE BOTH FORGOT TO CONTACT THE CTL TWR. THE FINAL APCH CTLR NEVER HANDED US OFF TO THE TWR VERBALLY. WHEN WE LANDED WE REALIZED WHAT WE HAD DONE AND CALLED THE CTL TWR AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE TWR REPLIED NO PROBLEM.

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.