Unauthorized landing, landing without clearance in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	203839
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	203839
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : 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:

Approximately 10 southeast of hnl advised approach control that the field was in sight. Controller cleared us for visual approach to runway 8L, and advised us to contact the tower at 7. DME we subsequently became distracted by selecting the ILS frequency for runway 8L, and configuring the aircraft for landing, additionally we were performing the before landing checklist. In performing these tasks we failed to contact the tower. We flew a normal approach and landed on runway 8L without a clearance. Contributing factors: 1. No other traffic inbound so as to improve frequency awareness. 2. No attempt by ATC to contact us (approach nor tower). 3. Seventh routine landing of the day (approximately 120-140 per month. 4. ATC might have handed us off to tower concurrent with the approach. Clearance, rather than at a future point during a busy approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED LNDG, LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: APPROX 10 SE OF HNL ADVISED APCH CTL THAT THE FIELD WAS IN SIGHT. CTLR CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8L, AND ADVISED US TO CONTACT THE TWR AT 7. DME WE SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME DISTRACTED BY SELECTING THE ILS FREQ FOR RWY 8L, AND CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR LNDG, ADDITIONALLY WE WERE PERFORMING THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. IN PERFORMING THESE TASKS WE FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR. WE FLEW A NORMAL APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 8L WITHOUT A CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. NO OTHER TFC INBOUND SO AS TO IMPROVE FREQ AWARENESS. 2. NO ATTEMPT BY ATC TO CONTACT US (APCH NOR TWR). 3. SEVENTH ROUTINE LNDG OF THE DAY (APPROX 120-140 PER MONTH. 4. ATC MIGHT HAVE HANDED US OFF TO TWR CONCURRENT WITH THE APCH. CLRNC, RATHER THAN AT A FUTURE POINT DURING A BUSY APCH.

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.