Captain of air carrier large transport aircraft landed without tower clearance. Told to go around.

Attributes
ACN	223448
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	223448
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were following an air carrier medium large transport to 23 at gso. Spacing was good, however, the medium large transport took a long time clearing the runway. While approaching taxiway K, tower told him to clear the runway because of us being on final approach to the runway. Medium large transport aircraft said that they missed K and would have to continue (to H or 14/32, I assume). At this point, tower told us to go around. The captain keyed the microphone and announced: negative on the go around, we're at thin fuel. He then continued his approach and subsequent landing on 23. We cleared at taxiway M. At the time we touched down at the touchdown zone, I observed the medium large transport clearing at taxiway H or 14/32. We had approximately 9000 ft of unobstructed runway when we landed. Although I would have accomplished the missed approach had I been PIC, I understand the concerns the captain had. He felt it was more prudent to land on the 9000 ft of runway ahead of him, instead of risking the possibility of running into a problem without an abundance of fuel, if we made a missed approach. Because of the short duration of the event, a discussion amongst the crew members was out of the question.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ACFT LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC. TOLD TO GAR.

Narrative: WE WERE FOLLOWING AN ACR MLG TO 23 AT GSO. SPACING WAS GOOD, HOWEVER, THE MLG TOOK A LONG TIME CLRING THE RWY. WHILE APCHING TAXIWAY K, TWR TOLD HIM TO CLR THE RWY BECAUSE OF US BEING ON FINAL APCH TO THE RWY. MLG ACFT SAID THAT THEY MISSED K AND WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE (TO H OR 14/32, I ASSUME). AT THIS POINT, TWR TOLD US TO GAR. THE CAPT KEYED THE MIKE AND ANNOUNCED: NEGATIVE ON THE GAR, WE'RE AT THIN FUEL. HE THEN CONTINUED HIS APCH AND SUBSEQUENT LNDG ON 23. WE CLRED AT TAXIWAY M. AT THE TIME WE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE, I OBSERVED THE MLG CLRING AT TAXIWAY H OR 14/32. WE HAD APPROX 9000 FT OF UNOBSTRUCTED RWY WHEN WE LANDED. ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE MISSED APCH HAD I BEEN PIC, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THE CAPT HAD. HE FELT IT WAS MORE PRUDENT TO LAND ON THE 9000 FT OF RWY AHEAD OF HIM, INSTEAD OF RISKING THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING INTO A PROBLEM WITHOUT AN ABUNDANCE OF FUEL, IF WE MADE A MISSED APCH. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT DURATION OF THE EVENT, A DISCUSSION AMONGST THE CREW MEMBERS WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

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.