Commuter small transport runway transgression landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	180644
Time
Date	199106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	180644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 27 at san, west/O a clearance and west/O a positively idented green light from the tower. Communication system #1 may have failed after switching to the tower from the final approach controller. In my opinion, the 135 regulations do not protect the pilots flying at the commuter level in terms of rest of maximum hours flown per day. Pilot's decision making skills deteriorate at a much faster rate when flying the typical commuter environment (TCA's, high density traffic areas, approach and landing phase a majority of the time). If the regulations had a special clause for those operators who spend the majority of their time flying the approach/landing phase, then fatigue would be reduced considerably and the flying obviously safer. Below is a flight and shift we have this month. I hope you can change things.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT RWY TRANSGRESSION LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 27 AT SAN, W/O A CLRNC AND W/O A POSITIVELY IDENTED GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TWR. COM SYS #1 MAY HAVE FAILED AFTER SWITCHING TO THE TWR FROM THE FINAL APCH CTLR. IN MY OPINION, THE 135 REGS DO NOT PROTECT THE PLTS FLYING AT THE COMMUTER LEVEL IN TERMS OF REST OF MAX HRS FLOWN PER DAY. PLT'S DECISION MAKING SKILLS DETERIORATE AT A MUCH FASTER RATE WHEN FLYING THE TYPICAL COMMUTER ENVIRONMENT (TCA'S, HIGH DENSITY TFC AREAS, APCH AND LNDG PHASE A MAJORITY OF THE TIME). IF THE REGS HAD A SPECIAL CLAUSE FOR THOSE OPERATORS WHO SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME FLYING THE APCH/LNDG PHASE, THEN FATIGUE WOULD BE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY AND THE FLYING OBVIOUSLY SAFER. BELOW IS A FLT AND SHIFT WE HAVE THIS MONTH. I HOPE YOU CAN CHANGE THINGS.

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.