Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	296015
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
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 121
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	296015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 94 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	296012
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to runway 22 at 2000 ft AGL and approximately 4 NM, we were cleared for the visual approach behind another aircraft. Approach control told us to contact the tower, on what we thought was 128.3. I was flying the plane and don't recall the frequency for sure. We continued inbound and got busy with completing the approach and before landing checklists, and I don't believe we received a landing clearance. I didn't figure this out until we taxied clear off the runway after landing and I saw 128.3 in the #1 VHF (primary communications). The correct tower frequency was 118.3. I called rochester tower and was told simply to taxi to the gate, after I told him that were on the ground, and that I believed we hadn't received landing clearance. The captain called the tower on the phone and they said not to worry about it. This was an oversight of the crew, and we should have been more vigilant. Suggest adding, 'landing clearance - received' to the before landing checklist. This should be required on all aircraft checklists, both civil and military.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 22 AT 2000 FT AGL AND APPROX 4 NM, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH BEHIND ANOTHER ACFT. APCH CTL TOLD US TO CONTACT THE TWR, ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS 128.3. I WAS FLYING THE PLANE AND DON'T RECALL THE FREQ FOR SURE. WE CONTINUED INBOUND AND GOT BUSY WITH COMPLETING THE APCH AND BEFORE LNDG CHKLISTS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC. I DIDN'T FIGURE THIS OUT UNTIL WE TAXIED CLR OFF THE RWY AFTER LNDG AND I SAW 128.3 IN THE #1 VHF (PRIMARY COMS). THE CORRECT TWR FREQ WAS 118.3. I CALLED ROCHESTER TWR AND WAS TOLD SIMPLY TO TAXI TO THE GATE, AFTER I TOLD HIM THAT WERE ON THE GND, AND THAT I BELIEVED WE HADN'T RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC. THE CAPT CALLED THE TWR ON THE PHONE AND THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THIS WAS AN OVERSIGHT OF THE CREW, AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT. SUGGEST ADDING, 'LNDG CLRNC - RECEIVED' TO THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. THIS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON ALL ACFT CHKLISTS, BOTH CIVIL AND MIL.

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.