Narrative:

ZSE handed aircraft off to sea approach on flight from pdx. We were cleared for visual approach to runway 34R. We commenced checklists landed and cleared the runway at the broad ramp and realized we hadn't been told to contact the tower. Landed without talking to the tower. We called the ground controller who cleared us to parking. Controller sounded ok. After shutdown, we called the tower on the telephone. He said we weren't in trouble, that this happens occasionally. I suspect the cause was preoccupation with our new aircraft, do 328, and the fact we were doing 180 KTS at dondo OM. Many times at sea or pdx, we haven't been handed to tower by approach because their workload and have managed to catch it. This on got by us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ZSE HANDED ACFT OFF TO SEA APCH ON FLT FROM PDX. WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34R. WE COMMENCED CHKLISTS LANDED AND CLRED THE RWY AT THE BROAD RAMP AND REALIZED WE HADN'T BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR. LANDED WITHOUT TALKING TO THE TWR. WE CALLED THE GND CTLR WHO CLRED US TO PARKING. CTLR SOUNDED OK. AFTER SHUTDOWN, WE CALLED THE TWR ON THE TELEPHONE. HE SAID WE WEREN'T IN TROUBLE, THAT THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. I SUSPECT THE CAUSE WAS PREOCCUPATION WITH OUR NEW ACFT, DO 328, AND THE FACT WE WERE DOING 180 KTS AT DONDO OM. MANY TIMES AT SEA OR PDX, WE HAVEN'T BEEN HANDED TO TWR BY APCH BECAUSE THEIR WORKLOAD AND HAVE MANAGED TO CATCH IT. THIS ON GOT BY US.

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.