Air taxi flight crew fails to contact tower as instructed. Lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	233515
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	233515
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

We were cleared for the ILS 35L at apa and told by approach to contact tower at cassie, the final approach fix. The crew was distracted by the approach and forgot to contact tower prior to landing. There were no other aircraft on the runway at the time we landed. Distrs during the approach caused the flight crew to forget to call the tower. This could possibly be remedied by having approach not tell the flight crew to contact tower 5 mins before they have to or possibly an additional checklist item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI FLC FAILS TO CONTACT TWR AS INSTRUCTED. LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS 35L AT APA AND TOLD BY APCH TO CONTACT TWR AT CASSIE, THE FINAL APCH FIX. THE CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY THE APCH AND FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT ON THE RWY AT THE TIME WE LANDED. DISTRS DURING THE APCH CAUSED THE FLC TO FORGET TO CALL THE TWR. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE REMEDIED BY HAVING APCH NOT TELL THE FLC TO CONTACT TWR 5 MINS BEFORE THEY HAVE TO OR POSSIBLY AN ADDITIONAL CHKLIST ITEM.

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.