Flight crew of an light transport failed to obtain landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	272660
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	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 : 250 flight time total : 10178 flight time type : 3156
ASRS Report	272660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	272661
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

During routine landing at grr I became fixated on keeping visual contact with the aircraft ahead and failed to notice that approach control did not turn us over to tower. I didn't realize that we were not cleared to land until we turned off the runway. All checklists were complete. If the checklist had 'cleared to land' it might not have happened. Crew fatigue was a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: DURING ROUTINE LNDG AT GRR I BECAME FIXATED ON KEEPING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ACFT AHEAD AND FAILED TO NOTICE THAT APCH CTL DID NOT TURN US OVER TO TWR. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND UNTIL WE TURNED OFF THE RWY. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETE. IF THE CHKLIST HAD 'CLRED TO LAND' IT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. CREW FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR.

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.