Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport aircraft landed aircraft without landing clearance...

Attributes
ACN	223256
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
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	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
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 : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	223256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	223365
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

First officer flying on final on ILS to runway 9R atl. At the marker we were instructed to contact atl tower. When we first attempted contact, there was no response. On the second attempt, the tower controller seemed confused as to who we were. He responded roger but did not clear us to land. We discussed the lack of landing clearance and continued with our checklist. Because of the low visibility we became very busy and neglected to insure our landing clearance. The tower then called us and asked us if we had landing clearance and then told us to call him on the ground. We stated that we were on the ground. Problem: throughout the approach we were under the impression that we were the only aircraft on approach to that runway. The tower controller seemed to be busy with other duties and simply forgot about us. There should have been clearance given to us at the OM when the visibility was that low.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR MLG ACFT LANDED ACFT WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: FO FLYING ON FINAL ON ILS TO RWY 9R ATL. AT THE MARKER WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT ATL TWR. WHEN WE FIRST ATTEMPTED CONTACT, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE TWR CTLR SEEMED CONFUSED AS TO WHO WE WERE. HE RESPONDED ROGER BUT DID NOT CLR US TO LAND. WE DISCUSSED THE LACK OF LNDG CLRNC AND CONTINUED WITH OUR CHKLIST. BECAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY WE BECAME VERY BUSY AND NEGLECTED TO INSURE OUR LNDG CLRNC. THE TWR THEN CALLED US AND ASKED US IF WE HAD LNDG CLRNC AND THEN TOLD US TO CALL HIM ON THE GND. WE STATED THAT WE WERE ON THE GND. PROBLEM: THROUGHOUT THE APCH WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT ON APCH TO THAT RWY. THE TWR CTLR SEEMED TO BE BUSY WITH OTHER DUTIES AND SIMPLY FORGOT ABOUT US. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLRNC GIVEN TO US AT THE OM WHEN THE VISIBILITY WAS THAT LOW.

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.