Narrative:

On landing at traverse city the controller stated right at touchdown that we had landed without clearance. We were surprised. We heard nothing from traverse city tower from the initial switch from ZMP to traverse city tower except we heard a seneca, clear us for landing in front of us. I believe the problem was 3-FOLD. First, we should have tried to communication better. Second, traverse city tower never made contact with us after ZMP turned us over and we tried. Third, the WX was good and we had the airport from the marker. The frequency was very quiet and we didn't see or hear anyone on the frequency or on runway. We didn't see a light from the tower in case of a communication failure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. CLRNC LNDG NOT RECEIVED.

Narrative: ON LNDG AT TRAVERSE CITY THE CTLR STATED RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. WE WERE SURPRISED. WE HEARD NOTHING FROM TRAVERSE CITY TWR FROM THE INITIAL SWITCH FROM ZMP TO TRAVERSE CITY TWR EXCEPT WE HEARD A SENECA, CLR US FOR LNDG IN FRONT OF US. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS 3-FOLD. FIRST, WE SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO COM BETTER. SECOND, TRAVERSE CITY TWR NEVER MADE CONTACT WITH US AFTER ZMP TURNED US OVER AND WE TRIED. THIRD, THE WX WAS GOOD AND WE HAD THE ARPT FROM THE MARKER. THE FREQ WAS VERY QUIET AND WE DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYONE ON THE FREQ OR ON RWY. WE DIDN'T SEE A LIGHT FROM THE TWR IN CASE OF A COM FAILURE.

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.