Air carrier landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	190920
Time
Date	199110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp tower : msp tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	190920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	190917
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other other

Narrative:

We entered downwind to runway 11L at msp at 8000 ft. Later we were cleared to 4000 ft and turned on to base leg. We reported runway in sight for a visual approach. We were cleared for a visual to 11L. Approach control asked if we could get down ok, as we were above normal approach path. Approach control continued to give us traffic and asked again if we could get down ok at about 2-3 mi final. We said yes and continued for a normal landing. As we cleared the runway the first officer said, 'we are still on approach frequency.' we were then cleared to our gate by ground control. After parking, I called the tower and asked if we had any problem by not going to tower frequency for landing and the man I talked to said 'no problem.' approach control did not turn us over to tower on final. There was very little traffic in the area and only 1 commuter twin was ahead of us and he was well clear of the runway. Supplemental information from acn 190917: we did not notice whether tower 'flashed us a green light' or not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE ENTERED DOWNWIND TO RWY 11L AT MSP AT 8000 FT. LATER WE WERE CLRED TO 4000 FT AND TURNED ON TO BASE LEG. WE RPTED RWY IN SIGHT FOR A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO 11L. APCH CTL ASKED IF WE COULD GET DOWN OK, AS WE WERE ABOVE NORMAL APCH PATH. APCH CTL CONTINUED TO GIVE US TFC AND ASKED AGAIN IF WE COULD GET DOWN OK AT ABOUT 2-3 MI FINAL. WE SAID YES AND CONTINUED FOR A NORMAL LNDG. AS WE CLRED THE RWY THE FO SAID, 'WE ARE STILL ON APCH FREQ.' WE WERE THEN CLRED TO OUR GATE BY GND CTL. AFTER PARKING, I CALLED THE TWR AND ASKED IF WE HAD ANY PROBLEM BY NOT GOING TO TWR FREQ FOR LNDG AND THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID 'NO PROBLEM.' APCH CTL DID NOT TURN US OVER TO TWR ON FINAL. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TFC IN THE AREA AND ONLY 1 COMMUTER TWIN WAS AHEAD OF US AND HE WAS WELL CLR OF THE RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 190917: WE DID NOT NOTICE WHETHER TWR 'FLASHED US A GREEN LIGHT' OR NOT.

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.