Flight crew non adherence to ATC instruction...landed without landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	273310
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvc tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	276310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	273339
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

In the morning after a continuous duty overnight we were descending 10 mi north of the airport for a straight-in approach for visual to runway 18. Tower told us to report on a 3 mi final. We forgot the report and continued to a landing. We were the only aircraft in the area that morning. We feel that the tower watched us the whole way but they did not call us or alert us to our mistake. Supplemental information from acn 273339: there were no other aircraft in the area. We did not realize there wasn't a cleared to land clearance until told to switch to ground, at which time the ground controller told us they missed the 3 mi call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION...LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: IN THE MORNING AFTER A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT WE WERE DSNDING 10 MI N OF THE ARPT FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APCH FOR VISUAL TO RWY 18. TWR TOLD US TO RPT ON A 3 MI FINAL. WE FORGOT THE RPT AND CONTINUED TO A LNDG. WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IN THE AREA THAT MORNING. WE FEEL THAT THE TWR WATCHED US THE WHOLE WAY BUT THEY DID NOT CALL US OR ALERT US TO OUR MISTAKE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 273339: THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. WE DID NOT REALIZE THERE WASN'T A CLRED TO LAND CLRNC UNTIL TOLD TO SWITCH TO GND, AT WHICH TIME THE GND CTLR TOLD US THEY MISSED THE 3 MI CALL.

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.