Unauthorized landing. Clearance landing not received.

Attributes
ACN	290901
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
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 observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	290901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	290902
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

I was the line check airman giving an IOE to the first officer. We were flying the river visual approach to runway 18 at dca. We were being vectored behind a B-757 and I was trying to determine our distance behind him as well as help the first officer fly the approach. Neither the first officer nor I remember approach control sending us to tower frequency and I did not go to tower. Resulting in us landing on approach control frequency without landing clearance from tower. Supplemental information from acn 290902: task saturation in cockpit was high due to initial training in the copilot position and unfamiliarity with the approach procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. CLRNC LNDG NOT RECEIVED.

Narrative: I WAS THE LINE CHK AIRMAN GIVING AN IOE TO THE FO. WE WERE FLYING THE RIVER VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18 AT DCA. WE WERE BEING VECTORED BEHIND A B-757 AND I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE OUR DISTANCE BEHIND HIM AS WELL AS HELP THE FO FLY THE APCH. NEITHER THE FO NOR I REMEMBER APCH CTL SENDING US TO TWR FREQ AND I DID NOT GO TO TWR. RESULTING IN US LNDG ON APCH CTL FREQ WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC FROM TWR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 290902: TASK SATURATION IN COCKPIT WAS HIGH DUE TO INITIAL TRAINING IN THE COPLT POS AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE APCH PROCS.

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.