Aircraft lands without tower clearance.

Attributes
ACN	278927
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
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 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	278927
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight xx from cos to dfw was on final ILS runway 13R dfw, dt, aug/xx/94. Approach cleared us for the approach but never sent us over to tower. Concern for turbulence from a 757 ahead on final may have distracted us. We never switched to tower and may have landed without landing clearance. On the ground, contact was made with dfw tower, and no mention of the incident was made. Visibility was good. Separation was adequate from the 757, and no other apparent contributing factors were present.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LANDS WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT XX FROM COS TO DFW WAS ON FINAL ILS RWY 13R DFW, DT, AUG/XX/94. APCH CLRED US FOR THE APCH BUT NEVER SENT US OVER TO TWR. CONCERN FOR TURB FROM A 757 AHEAD ON FINAL MAY HAVE DISTRACTED US. WE NEVER SWITCHED TO TWR AND MAY HAVE LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. ON THE GND, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH DFW TWR, AND NO MENTION OF THE INCIDENT WAS MADE. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. SEPARATION WAS ADEQUATE FROM THE 757, AND NO OTHER APPARENT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE PRESENT.

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.