Air carrier light transport landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	143812
Time
Date	199004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4700
ASRS Report	143812
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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 other

Narrative:

I landed at msp on runway 29L west/O landing clearance. WX was marginal IFR with thunderstorm in the local traffic area. Traffic was heavier than normal at msp due to congestion on runway 29R. Effective runway length 5600' and no ILS approach available. An emergency was in progress, an large transport with hydraulic failure. Approach seemed to be giving a lot of attention to this aircraft. We were given a final vector and cleared for a visibility approach to runway 29L. The aircraft to reacquire the G/south. The x-wind was strong from the north at 15 with gusts to 25. My first officer was brand new to the aircraft and our company. It was his first week on duty. Approach did not tell us to contact tower. Both pilots also forgot to contact them due to multiple distrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I LANDED AT MSP ON RWY 29L W/O LNDG CLRNC. WX WAS MARGINAL IFR WITH TSTM IN THE LCL TFC AREA. TFC WAS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL AT MSP DUE TO CONGESTION ON RWY 29R. EFFECTIVE RWY LENGTH 5600' AND NO ILS APCH AVAILABLE. AN EMER WAS IN PROGRESS, AN LGT WITH HYDRAULIC FAILURE. APCH SEEMED TO BE GIVING A LOT OF ATTN TO THIS ACFT. WE WERE GIVEN A FINAL VECTOR AND CLRED FOR A VIS APCH TO RWY 29L. THE ACFT TO REACQUIRE THE G/S. THE X-WIND WAS STRONG FROM THE N AT 15 WITH GUSTS TO 25. MY F/O WAS BRAND NEW TO THE ACFT AND OUR COMPANY. IT WAS HIS FIRST WK ON DUTY. APCH DID NOT TELL US TO CONTACT TWR. BOTH PLTS ALSO FORGOT TO CONTACT THEM DUE TO MULTIPLE DISTRS.

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.