Flight crew fails to get tower clearance for landing.

Attributes
ACN	295952
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	295952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

During approach into atlanta, we were told to contact tower at the OM (we were about 20 mi out at this time). I was the PF and the captain was handling the radios. After landing noticed that we still were on approach frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO GET TWR CLRNC FOR LNDG.

Narrative: DURING APCH INTO ATLANTA, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT THE OM (WE WERE ABOUT 20 MI OUT AT THIS TIME). I WAS THE PF AND THE CAPT WAS HANDLING THE RADIOS. AFTER LNDG NOTICED THAT WE STILL WERE ON APCH FREQ.

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.