Air carrier X unauthorized landing landed without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	199473
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad tower : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6070 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	199473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
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:

I was the PF. Air carrier X after being cleared for a visual approach to runway 19R at iad we asked for and were given a wind check at 1000 ft AGL. After landing the PNF realized we were still on approach frequency. Approach had not switched us over to tower. We really do not remember if we were cleared to land or not. There were no conflicts with other traffic and after we landed we asked ground control and they said 'no problem, the controller was aware of it.' in the future I will check at 1000 ft AGL that we are on tower frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNAUTHORIZED LNDG LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. PLTDEV.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF. ACR X AFTER BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 19R AT IAD WE ASKED FOR AND WERE GIVEN A WIND CHK AT 1000 FT AGL. AFTER LNDG THE PNF REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ. APCH HAD NOT SWITCHED US OVER TO TWR. WE REALLY DO NOT REMEMBER IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND OR NOT. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC AND AFTER WE LANDED WE ASKED GND CTL AND THEY SAID 'NO PROBLEM, THE CTLR WAS AWARE OF IT.' IN THE FUTURE I WILL CHK AT 1000 FT AGL THAT WE ARE ON TWR FREQ.

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.