Narrative:

We were flying an light transport aircraft into rapid city regional airport. I was the first officer flying the aircraft and the captain was working the radios. We were cleared for an ILS approach for runway 32 by ellsworth approach and the WX was 400 overcast with rain and fog. Approach never told us to switch to tower frequency. The captain never called the tower and we landed without contacting the tower. After landing, a different voice from ellsworth approach told us to contact tower. I was new to the aircraft and the operation. The captain may have been monitoring me more carefully than usual and without direction from approach control, didn't call the tower. Later, the tower operator told the captain that a sand truck was on the runway and that he had to order the truck off the runway before we landed. But I don't know why we would have been cleared for an approach with a truck working on the runway. Both pilots should be aware of the need to call tower by the OM. From the approach control side, directions to call the tower should be issued with the approach clearance. The tower needs to coordinate better with approach, especially when hazardous conditions exist such as a sand truck on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT ACFT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC OUT OF AN ILS APCH IN IMC DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PLT TO CONTACT THE TWR.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING AN LTT ACFT INTO RAPID CITY REGIONAL ARPT. I WAS THE FO FLYING THE ACFT AND THE CAPT WAS WORKING THE RADIOS. WE WERE CLRED FOR AN ILS APCH FOR RWY 32 BY ELLSWORTH APCH AND THE WX WAS 400 OVCST WITH RAIN AND FOG. APCH NEVER TOLD US TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ. THE CAPT NEVER CALLED THE TWR AND WE LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR. AFTER LNDG, A DIFFERENT VOICE FROM ELLSWORTH APCH TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR. I WAS NEW TO THE ACFT AND THE OP. THE CAPT MAY HAVE BEEN MONITORING ME MORE CAREFULLY THAN USUAL AND WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM APCH CTL, DIDN'T CALL THE TWR. LATER, THE TWR OPERATOR TOLD THE CAPT THAT A SAND TRUCK WAS ON THE RWY AND THAT HE HAD TO ORDER THE TRUCK OFF THE RWY BEFORE WE LANDED. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN CLRED FOR AN APCH WITH A TRUCK WORKING ON THE RWY. BOTH PLTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE NEED TO CALL TWR BY THE OM. FROM THE APCH CTL SIDE, DIRECTIONS TO CALL THE TWR SHOULD BE ISSUED WITH THE APCH CLRNC. THE TWR NEEDS TO COORDINATE BETTER WITH APCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXIST SUCH AS A SAND TRUCK ON THE RWY.

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.