Air carrier landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	190876
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	190876
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 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

Narrative:

Visual approach to 9R at atl. Instructed by approach control to switch to tower at the OM. I was flying the aircraft on my first leg of an initial operating experience rotation. At the OM, we were distracted by a rudder malfunction annunciator and never switched to tower for landing clearance. We landed without clearance and did not switch to tower until clear of the runway and directed by approach control. I failed to notice that the captain (line check airman) did not switch to tower for several reasons. 1) I had been in training for 6 weeks and not flown the line for almost 7 weeks. 2) I was new in the aircraft and most of my attention was directed to hand flying the approach. 3) distracted by unrelated aircraft annunciator.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: VISUAL APCH TO 9R AT ATL. INSTRUCTED BY APCH CTL TO SWITCH TO TWR AT THE OM. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT ON MY FIRST LEG OF AN INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE ROTATION. AT THE OM, WE WERE DISTRACTED BY A RUDDER MALFUNCTION ANNUNCIATOR AND NEVER SWITCHED TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. WE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC AND DID NOT SWITCH TO TWR UNTIL CLR OF THE RWY AND DIRECTED BY APCH CTL. I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE CAPT (LINE CHK AIRMAN) DID NOT SWITCH TO TWR FOR SEVERAL REASONS. 1) I HAD BEEN IN TRAINING FOR 6 WKS AND NOT FLOWN THE LINE FOR ALMOST 7 WKS. 2) I WAS NEW IN THE ACFT AND MOST OF MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED TO HAND FLYING THE APCH. 3) DISTRACTED BY UNRELATED ACFT ANNUNCIATOR.

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.