An light transport landed without tower clearance during an erratic check ride in bad WX.

Attributes
ACN	219445
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : atl artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	219445
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

My company's policy is to have check airman instructor pilots fly with first officer's after they are trained and checked out, on line operations prior to them being released to regular line captain's. I am a check airman and was on the last leg of a 2 day trip with a new first officer. He hadn't been doing too well but was making progress. It was his leg and he was the PF. We had been vectored for a tight approach around numerous rain showers in the area. We were cleared to intercept the final approach course, cleared for the approach and to contact tower. Due to my first officer's inexperience, I was talking him through the approach while completing the appropriate checklists. WX was starting to move onto the field. I focused my attention on the radar for a few seconds, then noticed my first officer had added a lot of power and was starting to exceed flap speeds. I took the aircraft and the power, stabilized it and handed control back over to the first officer for landing. After the landing, I realized we were still on approach control frequency. After I contacted tower, he issued runway crossing instructions and volunteered. 'By the way you were cleared to land'. Unfortunately, events like this may happen, but if it increases our overall diligence, then we are better off. Aviation is a humbling field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC DURING AN ERRATIC CHK RIDE IN BAD WX.

Narrative: MY COMPANY'S POLICY IS TO HAVE CHK AIRMAN INSTRUCTOR PLTS FLY WITH FO'S AFTER THEY ARE TRAINED AND CHKED OUT, ON LINE OPS PRIOR TO THEM BEING RELEASED TO REGULAR LINE CAPT'S. I AM A CHK AIRMAN AND WAS ON THE LAST LEG OF A 2 DAY TRIP WITH A NEW FO. HE HADN'T BEEN DOING TOO WELL BUT WAS MAKING PROGRESS. IT WAS HIS LEG AND HE WAS THE PF. WE HAD BEEN VECTORED FOR A TIGHT APCH AROUND NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA. WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APCH COURSE, CLRED FOR THE APCH AND TO CONTACT TWR. DUE TO MY FO'S INEXPERIENCE, I WAS TALKING HIM THROUGH THE APCH WHILE COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. WX WAS STARTING TO MOVE ONTO THE FIELD. I FOCUSED MY ATTN ON THE RADAR FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN NOTICED MY FO HAD ADDED A LOT OF PWR AND WAS STARTING TO EXCEED FLAP SPDS. I TOOK THE ACFT AND THE PWR, STABILIZED IT AND HANDED CTL BACK OVER TO THE FO FOR LNDG. AFTER THE LNDG, I REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. AFTER I CONTACTED TWR, HE ISSUED RWY XING INSTRUCTIONS AND VOLUNTEERED. 'BY THE WAY YOU WERE CLRED TO LAND'. UNFORTUNATELY, EVENTS LIKE THIS MAY HAPPEN, BUT IF IT INCREASES OUR OVERALL DILIGENCE, THEN WE ARE BETTER OFF. AVIATION IS A HUMBLING FIELD.

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.