Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	287528
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	287528
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	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:

We just executed the ILS runway 1L approach. Just upon landing I looked up and realized we were still on approach control frequency. Therefore, we had not received landing clearance from the tower. The captain was flying. I have been flying the line only 6 weeks and it was one of the first days of flying hard IFR all day (the day began at XA05). I was concentrating on getting all my 'callouts' correct and monitoring the approach and doing checklists. Unfortunately, I neglected to catch that the approach controller had forgotten to hand us off to the tower. Upon landing we switched to the tower and they said nothing of the incident and just gave us a taxi clearance. I felt awful and do not want to contemplate the various 'may have been' outcomes. I know I have to get into better habit patterns and will try to incorporate a 1000 ft AGL mental check item of 'clearance to land.' I have done this since and it seems to work well. I guess we all learn by mistakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE JUST EXECUTED THE ILS RWY 1L APCH. JUST UPON LNDG I LOOKED UP AND REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. THEREFORE, WE HAD NOT RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC FROM THE TWR. THE CAPT WAS FLYING. I HAVE BEEN FLYING THE LINE ONLY 6 WKS AND IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DAYS OF FLYING HARD IFR ALL DAY (THE DAY BEGAN AT XA05). I WAS CONCENTRATING ON GETTING ALL MY 'CALLOUTS' CORRECT AND MONITORING THE APCH AND DOING CHKLISTS. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEGLECTED TO CATCH THAT THE APCH CTLR HAD FORGOTTEN TO HAND US OFF TO THE TWR. UPON LNDG WE SWITCHED TO THE TWR AND THEY SAID NOTHING OF THE INCIDENT AND JUST GAVE US A TAXI CLRNC. I FELT AWFUL AND DO NOT WANT TO CONTEMPLATE THE VARIOUS 'MAY HAVE BEEN' OUTCOMES. I KNOW I HAVE TO GET INTO BETTER HABIT PATTERNS AND WILL TRY TO INCORPORATE A 1000 FT AGL MENTAL CHK ITEM OF 'CLRNC TO LAND.' I HAVE DONE THIS SINCE AND IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL. I GUESS WE ALL LEARN BY MISTAKES.

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.