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Air carrier on ILS approach receives no handoff from approach controller. Fails to contact tower and lands without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 202273 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance 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:
The WX was marginal with moderate rime icing. There was a moderate amount of traffic. We got busy dealing with the approach, icing conditions and a discussion about gusty surface winds. The 'controller' got busy with other traffic and forgot to turn us over to the tower. We broke out and landed. When switching to ground control we realized we had never talked to the tower controller. Nothing was ever said by ground or us about the situation. Advise pilots to use a system that helps remind oneself that you have a landing clearance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states WX was solid IMC. Concentration in the cockpit was intense due to low mins. Awareness of lack of handoff did not even occur during approach. During roll out mptr reached to change to ground control and realized they had not been handed off and landed without clearance. Stated that ground controller's tone of voice was such that he was indicating no comment please.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR ON ILS APCH RECEIVES NO HDOF FROM APCH CTLR. FAILS TO CONTACT TWR AND LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: THE WX WAS MARGINAL WITH MODERATE RIME ICING. THERE WAS A MODERATE AMOUNT OF TFC. WE GOT BUSY DEALING WITH THE APCH, ICING CONDITIONS AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. THE 'CTLR' GOT BUSY WITH OTHER TFC AND FORGOT TO TURN US OVER TO THE TWR. WE BROKE OUT AND LANDED. WHEN SWITCHING TO GND CTL WE REALIZED WE HAD NEVER TALKED TO THE TWR CTLR. NOTHING WAS EVER SAID BY GND OR US ABOUT THE SITUATION. ADVISE PLTS TO USE A SYS THAT HELPS REMIND ONESELF THAT YOU HAVE A LNDG CLRNC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES WX WAS SOLID IMC. CONCENTRATION IN THE COCKPIT WAS INTENSE DUE TO LOW MINS. AWARENESS OF LACK OF HDOF DID NOT EVEN OCCUR DURING APCH. DURING ROLL OUT MPTR REACHED TO CHANGE TO GND CTL AND REALIZED THEY HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF AND LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. STATED THAT GND CTLR'S TONE OF VOICE WAS SUCH THAT HE WAS INDICATING NO COMMENT PLEASE.
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.