Landing without clearance by commuter.

Attributes
ACN	190002
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw tower : flg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	190002
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were focused in on air carrier Y we were trying to keep in sight in hazy conditions. Upon seeing Y we were to be cleared for visual to 18R. Approach control was giving us several traffic reports on the position of air carrier Y we were to follow. We were able to locate air carrier Y once we were established on a base turn for the runway, just outside the OM. Approach control then cleared us for the visual, but never handed us over to the tower. At the marker, we performed our final checklist for landing and failed to switch over to tower for landing clearance. On the ground we changed over to tower frequency and reported our situation to him and he acknowledged that there was no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC BY COMMUTER.

Narrative: WE WERE FOCUSED IN ON ACR Y WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP IN SIGHT IN HAZY CONDITIONS. UPON SEEING Y WE WERE TO BE CLRED FOR VISUAL TO 18R. APCH CTL WAS GIVING US SEVERAL TFC RPTS ON THE POS OF ACR Y WE WERE TO FOLLOW. WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE ACR Y ONCE WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON A BASE TURN FOR THE RWY, JUST OUTSIDE THE OM. APCH CTL THEN CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL, BUT NEVER HANDED US OVER TO THE TWR. AT THE MARKER, WE PERFORMED OUR FINAL CHKLIST FOR LNDG AND FAILED TO SWITCH OVER TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. ON THE GND WE CHANGED OVER TO TWR FREQ AND RPTED OUR SITUATION TO HIM AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.

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.