Narrative:

This was my first trip on this aircraft type after having spent the previous several months flying widebody equipment. I was flying from ind to sdf when we were given clearance for a visual approach to runway 29 from just northeast of the airport. We were told by the approach controller to report turning final to him. When we received the clearance for the approach we were somewhat high. At this point the captain took it upon himself to become a flight instructor. He explained the easiest way to descend this aircraft rapidly, which I did. We intercepted the ILS glide slope just inside the outer locator. The captain then shut off my flight director and detuned my ILS receiver and directed me to fly visually to the runway. No VASI was available. He gave constant verbal instruction throughout the remainder of the approach and landing. He took control of the aircraft to taxi clear of the runway and as I looked at the comm radios to select ground control I realized we had not contacted the tower nor received a landing clearance. We had also failed to tell approach control when we turned final. Distraction from normal cockpit duties was the biggest factor in this incident. The captain was concentrating on giving instruction which is not his normal duty (he is not a check airman or company instructor pilot). I was listening to the captain and concentrating on flying the aircraft as precisely as he dictated. The second officer was listening and watching us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC. CAPT CONDUCTING IMPROMPTU 'FLT INSTRUCTION'.

Narrative: THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP ON THIS ACFT TYPE AFTER HAVING SPENT THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL MONTHS FLYING WIDEBODY EQUIPMENT. I WAS FLYING FROM IND TO SDF WHEN WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29 FROM JUST NE OF THE ARPT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE APCH CTLR TO REPORT TURNING FINAL TO HIM. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE CLRNC FOR THE APCH WE WERE SOMEWHAT HIGH. AT THIS POINT THE CAPT TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO BECOME A FLT INSTRUCTOR. HE EXPLAINED THE EASIEST WAY TO DSND THIS ACFT RAPIDLY, WHICH I DID. WE INTERCEPTED THE ILS GLIDE SLOPE JUST INSIDE THE OUTER LOCATOR. THE CAPT THEN SHUT OFF MY FLT DIRECTOR AND DETUNED MY ILS RECEIVER AND DIRECTED ME TO FLY VISUALLY TO THE RWY. NO VASI WAS AVAILABLE. HE GAVE CONSTANT VERBAL INSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH AND LNDG. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RWY AND AS I LOOKED AT THE COMM RADIOS TO SELECT GND CTL I REALIZED WE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE TWR NOR RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC. WE HAD ALSO FAILED TO TELL APCH CTL WHEN WE TURNED FINAL. DISTR FROM NORMAL COCKPIT DUTIES WAS THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT. THE CAPT WAS CONCENTRATING ON GIVING INSTRUCTION WHICH IS NOT HIS NORMAL DUTY (HE IS NOT A CHECK AIRMAN OR COMPANY INSTRUCTOR PLT). I WAS LISTENING TO THE CAPT AND CONCENTRATING ON FLYING THE ACFT AS PRECISELY AS HE DICTATED. THE S/O WAS LISTENING AND WATCHING US.

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.