Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	254041
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	254041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1050
ASRS Report	254525
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:

Our flight was handed over to tower. The PNF switched frequency to mem tower. PF called for a landing check, which was completed. On final, both crew members failed to ensure we had a landing clearance with the tower. Consequently, our flight landed without a landing clearance. Contributing factors: fatigue. I am on reserve and was called at XX30Z hours to fly a 4 day trip for a copilot who did not show for their trip. The first 2 legs of the trip were night flts: dtw-las departing XA26Z and arrival XE39Z, and las-mem departing XG58Z and arrival XM53Z. I had been up for 24 hours with no sleep. Being on reserve with short notice to fly gave me no opportunity to prepare for the night flying. Tower communication: on short final (2 mi) mem tower made a transmission to an aircraft holding short of runway 18R. The transmission informed the aircraft on the ground to be ready for takeoff after the aircraft on a 2 mi final lands. This transmission did not help give us a clue that we did not have a landing clearance. In fact, it did the opposite for me. It gave me the feeling that tower knew we were on final and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS HANDED OVER TO TWR. THE PNF SWITCHED FREQ TO MEM TWR. PF CALLED FOR A LNDG CHK, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. ON FINAL, BOTH CREW MEMBERS FAILED TO ENSURE WE HAD A LNDG CLRNC WITH THE TWR. CONSEQUENTLY, OUR FLT LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE. I AM ON RESERVE AND WAS CALLED AT XX30Z HRS TO FLY A 4 DAY TRIP FOR A COPLT WHO DID NOT SHOW FOR THEIR TRIP. THE FIRST 2 LEGS OF THE TRIP WERE NIGHT FLTS: DTW-LAS DEPARTING XA26Z AND ARR XE39Z, AND LAS-MEM DEPARTING XG58Z AND ARR XM53Z. I HAD BEEN UP FOR 24 HRS WITH NO SLEEP. BEING ON RESERVE WITH SHORT NOTICE TO FLY GAVE ME NO OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR THE NIGHT FLYING. TWR COM: ON SHORT FINAL (2 MI) MEM TWR MADE A XMISSION TO AN ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 18R. THE XMISSION INFORMED THE ACFT ON THE GND TO BE READY FOR TKOF AFTER THE ACFT ON A 2 MI FINAL LANDS. THIS XMISSION DID NOT HELP GIVE US A CLUE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A LNDG CLRNC. IN FACT, IT DID THE OPPOSITE FOR ME. IT GAVE ME THE FEELING THAT TWR KNEW WE WERE ON FINAL AND LNDG.

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.