Air carrier landing without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	191042
Time
Date	199110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : den
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
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 2960
ASRS Report	191042
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 : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were approaching den airport from the southeast and talking to approach control. Our clearance was to proceed direct altur LOM and descend to 8000 ft. Traffic was issued approaching from the northeast for runway 26R -- we were to land 26L. We saw aircraft Y before reaching altur and were cleared for the visual 26L. We proceeded to land on 26L and turn off at C-4 taxiway. We then held short of 26R between the runways. At this time started to tune the #2 head of the #1 radio to ground, and noticed that we were still on approach frequency and had never contacted tower for landing clearance. We then contacted tower and were told to hold short of 26R. Contributing factors were the distraction of keeping the parallel traffic in sight and the complacency of approaching to our familiar home airport. We were never told by approach to contact tower, but nevertheless we should have realized that before landing. Fortunately no traffic conflict arose.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC. PLTDEV.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING DEN ARPT FROM THE SE AND TALKING TO APCH CTL. OUR CLRNC WAS TO PROCEED DIRECT ALTUR LOM AND DSND TO 8000 FT. TFC WAS ISSUED APCHING FROM THE NE FOR RWY 26R -- WE WERE TO LAND 26L. WE SAW ACFT Y BEFORE REACHING ALTUR AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL 26L. WE PROCEEDED TO LAND ON 26L AND TURN OFF AT C-4 TAXIWAY. WE THEN HELD SHORT OF 26R BTWN THE RWYS. AT THIS TIME STARTED TO TUNE THE #2 HEAD OF THE #1 RADIO TO GND, AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ AND HAD NEVER CONTACTED TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. WE THEN CONTACTED TWR AND WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF 26R. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE DISTR OF KEEPING THE PARALLEL TFC IN SIGHT AND THE COMPLACENCY OF APCHING TO OUR FAMILIAR HOME ARPT. WE WERE NEVER TOLD BY APCH TO CONTACT TWR, BUT NEVERTHELESS WE SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT BEFORE LNDG. FORTUNATELY NO TFC CONFLICT AROSE.

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.