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Air carrier not changed over to tower frequency until on short final approach. Pilot reporter states that this is not unusual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 140934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
Narrative:
On visibility approach to pit, controller slowed us and told us to follow commuter traffic on final. Continual speed reductions were given and we had traffic in sight. In issuing reductions the controller never, to the best of my recollection, switched us to tower for landing clearance. At about 100' he called and told us to switch to tower. As I was preparing for a go around due to lack of landing clearance, he (the same controller) cleared us to land before we were able to switch to tower. This occurrence is not that unusual and happens when both pilot and ATC put total concentration on spacing of aircraft during busy periods.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR NOT CHANGED OVER TO TWR FREQ UNTIL ON SHORT FINAL APCH. PLT REPORTER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL.
Narrative: ON VIS APCH TO PIT, CTLR SLOWED US AND TOLD US TO FOLLOW COMMUTER TFC ON FINAL. CONTINUAL SPD REDUCTIONS WERE GIVEN AND WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT. IN ISSUING REDUCTIONS THE CTLR NEVER, TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION, SWITCHED US TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. AT ABOUT 100' HE CALLED AND TOLD US TO SWITCH TO TWR. AS I WAS PREPARING FOR A GAR DUE TO LACK OF LNDG CLRNC, HE (THE SAME CTLR) CLRED US TO LAND BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH TO TWR. THIS OCCURRENCE IS NOT THAT UNUSUAL AND HAPPENS WHEN BOTH PLT AND ATC PUT TOTAL CONCENTRATION ON SPACING OF ACFT DURING BUSY PERIODS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.