Commuter on visual fails to contact tower on handoff. Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	202015
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	202015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	202016
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared from 9000 to 2100 pilot's discretion. After calling the field in sight we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 2. Runway 7 was advertised on the ATIS, this was no problem to switch runways. Shortly after being cleared for the visual approach we were turned over to the tower. As the PNF I switched frequencys and put in the correct tower frequency. The first officer was having problems maintaining a stabilized approach due to the turbulence and his relatively low experience in the aircraft. I neglected to call the tower because I was helping the first officer. After landing and taxiing clear it became immediately apparent to us that we landed without a landing clearance. Once in the terminal we called the tower and they said that there was no problem as long as we realized what we had done wrong. Of course we had and the tower said that there would be no follow up action taken. Without a doubt it was my fault! I should have asked the tower and had only the excuse that I was helping the first officer with his landing. However, the tower frequency was set up and yet they never bothered to call us. They had to see us coming and yet they never tried to call us. I believe this is wrong! The tower should have called us to make sure we were on their frequency, but they never did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ON VISUAL FAILS TO CONTACT TWR ON HDOF. LWOC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FROM 9000 TO 2100 PLT'S DISCRETION. AFTER CALLING THE FIELD IN SIGHT WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 2. RWY 7 WAS ADVERTISED ON THE ATIS, THIS WAS NO PROBLEM TO SWITCH RWYS. SHORTLY AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH WE WERE TURNED OVER TO THE TWR. AS THE PNF I SWITCHED FREQS AND PUT IN THE CORRECT TWR FREQ. THE FO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING A STABILIZED APCH DUE TO THE TURB AND HIS RELATIVELY LOW EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT. I NEGLECTED TO CALL THE TWR BECAUSE I WAS HELPING THE FO. AFTER LNDG AND TAXIING CLR IT BECAME IMMEDIATELY APPARENT TO US THAT WE LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. ONCE IN THE TERMINAL WE CALLED THE TWR AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS WE REALIZED WHAT WE HAD DONE WRONG. OF COURSE WE HAD AND THE TWR SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FOLLOW UP ACTION TAKEN. WITHOUT A DOUBT IT WAS MY FAULT! I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE TWR AND HAD ONLY THE EXCUSE THAT I WAS HELPING THE FO WITH HIS LNDG. HOWEVER, THE TWR FREQ WAS SET UP AND YET THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO CALL US. THEY HAD TO SEE US COMING AND YET THEY NEVER TRIED TO CALL US. I BELIEVE THIS IS WRONG! THE TWR SHOULD HAVE CALLED US TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ON THEIR FREQ, BUT THEY NEVER DID.

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.