Flight crew of an small transport atx aircraft landed without clearance from an IFR approach.

Attributes
ACN	251649
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	251649
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other other anomaly other
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:

Normal ILS to runway 28 on 120.6. Approach was to near minimums. There was no instruction to contact tower on approach or ground control after landing. I landed long to pass an aircraft that was on the parallel taxiway and to be closer to ramp. When I noticed 3 aircraft holding at the ramp exit at taxiway B, I realized that I was still on 120.6 approach frequency. I then switched to 121.9 ground and was reprimanded for crossing the yellow line on the taxiway without contacting ground. No one was delayed more than 2 mins and there was no hazard to safety. Approach should have handed me off to tower. I should have changed upon landing. It is a normal occurrence to be told to taxi to the ramp and remain on tower frequency at this time of the morning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT ATX ACFT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC FROM AN IFR APCH.

Narrative: NORMAL ILS TO RWY 28 ON 120.6. APCH WAS TO NEAR MINIMUMS. THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION TO CONTACT TWR ON APCH OR GND CTL AFTER LNDG. I LANDED LONG TO PASS AN ACFT THAT WAS ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AND TO BE CLOSER TO RAMP. WHEN I NOTICED 3 ACFT HOLDING AT THE RAMP EXIT AT TXWY B, I REALIZED THAT I WAS STILL ON 120.6 APCH FREQ. I THEN SWITCHED TO 121.9 GND AND WAS REPRIMANDED FOR XING THE YELLOW LINE ON THE TXWY WITHOUT CONTACTING GND. NO ONE WAS DELAYED MORE THAN 2 MINS AND THERE WAS NO HAZARD TO SAFETY. APCH SHOULD HAVE HANDED ME OFF TO TWR. I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED UPON LNDG. IT IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE TO BE TOLD TO TAXI TO THE RAMP AND REMAIN ON TWR FREQ AT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING.

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.