Unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	282249
Time
Date	199409
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 264 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2252
ASRS Report	282249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On wbound VFR approach to newark airport from statue of liberty to field under control of newark tower 127.85, instruction was received to land on runway 22L behind DC9 and in front of 737 which would land on runway 22R. The instructions were repeated and confirmed. They were received 2-3 mi from the field. After landing and holding short of runway 22R, query was made to newark tower 127.85 for further instructions. An advisement was received to switch to newark tower 118.3. Upon contact with tower 118.3, advisement was received they had attempted to call. We advised we were not given instructions to contact tower 118.3. By later telephone conversation with newark tower, I was informed that newark tower 118.3 had given go around instructions which we did not receive. An emergency was in progress for a runway 22L preceding aircraft which had cleared the runway prior to our landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: ON WBOUND VFR APCH TO NEWARK ARPT FROM STATUE OF LIBERTY TO FIELD UNDER CTL OF NEWARK TWR 127.85, INSTRUCTION WAS RECEIVED TO LAND ON RWY 22L BEHIND DC9 AND IN FRONT OF 737 WHICH WOULD LAND ON RWY 22R. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE REPEATED AND CONFIRMED. THEY WERE RECEIVED 2-3 MI FROM THE FIELD. AFTER LNDG AND HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22R, QUERY WAS MADE TO NEWARK TWR 127.85 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. AN ADVISEMENT WAS RECEIVED TO SWITCH TO NEWARK TWR 118.3. UPON CONTACT WITH TWR 118.3, ADVISEMENT WAS RECEIVED THEY HAD ATTEMPTED TO CALL. WE ADVISED WE WERE NOT GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT TWR 118.3. BY LATER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH NEWARK TWR, I WAS INFORMED THAT NEWARK TWR 118.3 HAD GIVEN GAR INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WE DID NOT RECEIVE. AN EMER WAS IN PROGRESS FOR A RWY 22L PRECEDING ACFT WHICH HAD CLRED THE RWY PRIOR TO OUR 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.