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Air carrier captain reported landing without a landing clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1754828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance |
Narrative:
After landing and clearing runway xxr at ZZZ we discovered comm 1 radio was still selected to approach control with ZZZ tower frequency in the pre-select window. On change over to tower we were cleared to gate xx; and asked to call the tower. I was informed that we were given a green light from the tower and they attempted to contact us on guard. We did not see the tower light signal and didn't hear them call on guard. I was told everything was fine and they just wanted to know that we were on the same page. I apologized and thanked them.1. We were in the midst of slowing the aircraft in order to achieve a stabilized approach and I must have become distracted as the call to change to tower happened at the same time. 2. I should have had the radio volume set higher for comm 2. 3. End of a trans-con red-eye. 4. Both pilots have had minimal recent flying over the last few months. More vigilance in monitoring guard frequency. Positively confirm landing (and takeoff) clearances with other pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported landing without a landing clearance.
Narrative: After landing and clearing Runway XXR at ZZZ we discovered comm 1 radio was still selected to Approach Control with ZZZ Tower frequency in the pre-select window. On change over to Tower we were cleared to gate XX; and asked to call the Tower. I was informed that we were given a green light from the Tower and they attempted to contact us on guard. We did not see the Tower light signal and didn't hear them call on guard. I was told everything was fine and they just wanted to know that we were on the same page. I apologized and thanked them.1. We were in the midst of slowing the aircraft in order to achieve a stabilized approach and I must have become distracted as the call to change to Tower happened at the same time. 2. I should have had the radio volume set higher for comm 2. 3. End of a trans-con red-eye. 4. Both pilots have had minimal recent flying over the last few months. More vigilance in monitoring guard frequency. Positively confirm landing (and takeoff) clearances with other pilot.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.