Cpr mdt lands at hou without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	176869
Time
Date	199104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 84 flight time total : 10893 flight time type : 136
ASRS Report	176869
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
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

Narrative:

I was making an approach to runway 12R at hou. My copilot was my new chief pilot for the operation I work for. Hou approach instructed us to contact hou tower at the marker. The G/south on runway 12R was out, making me concentrate on time and a possible circle to land 17. I thought my copilot called the tower, but he did not and it wasn't until we pulled off the runway we both realized we had not contacted the tower. I think the cause was flying with a new chief pilot and trying to comply with the many new policy changes our relatively new director has instituted. Many of these changes are contrary to my 30 yrs experience. At age 54, I find it difficult to change to new procedures, such as using the checklist as a 'do' list and not as a checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR MDT LANDS AT HOU WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 12R AT HOU. MY COPLT WAS MY NEW CHIEF PLT FOR THE OPERATION I WORK FOR. HOU APCH INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT HOU TWR AT THE MARKER. THE G/S ON RWY 12R WAS OUT, MAKING ME CONCENTRATE ON TIME AND A POSSIBLE CIRCLE TO LAND 17. I THOUGHT MY COPLT CALLED THE TWR, BUT HE DID NOT AND IT WASN'T UNTIL WE PULLED OFF THE RWY WE BOTH REALIZED WE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE TWR. I THINK THE CAUSE WAS FLYING WITH A NEW CHIEF PLT AND TRYING TO COMPLY WITH THE MANY NEW POLICY CHANGES OUR RELATIVELY NEW DIRECTOR HAS INSTITUTED. MANY OF THESE CHANGES ARE CONTRARY TO MY 30 YRS EXPERIENCE. AT AGE 54, I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE TO NEW PROCS, SUCH AS USING THE CHKLIST AS A 'DO' LIST AND NOT AS A CHKLIST.

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.