Air carrier X landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	296413
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	296413
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	296036
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:

Air carrier X, during a localizer approach to runway 30 at mia, both the approach controller and my crew were busy. Speed restr to birdd (the final approach fix) was above gear lowering speed and in the clouds so there was a rush to get configured and establish a stabilized approach. On landing rollout, the first officer realized that we had not been switched to tower and had not been cleared to land. I include a 'cleared to land' and restr phrase at the end of the final checklist but it is not a checklist item. I'll suggest it to the company. Supplemental information from acn 296036: we were on approach to mia runway 30. After passing birdd intersection inbound, we were never switched to tower frequency. Therefore, we landed on runway 30 without hearing formal clearance to land by mia tower. This event occurred because of flight crew and ATC error. The problem was discovered on the ground after a safe landing, when I realized the tower frequency was not active in the radio window.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ACR X, DURING A LOC APCH TO RWY 30 AT MIA, BOTH THE APCH CTLR AND MY CREW WERE BUSY. SPD RESTR TO BIRDD (THE FINAL APCH FIX) WAS ABOVE GEAR LOWERING SPD AND IN THE CLOUDS SO THERE WAS A RUSH TO GET CONFIGURED AND ESTABLISH A STABILIZED APCH. ON LNDG ROLLOUT, THE FO REALIZED THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN SWITCHED TO TWR AND HAD NOT BEEN CLRED TO LAND. I INCLUDE A 'CLRED TO LAND' AND RESTR PHRASE AT THE END OF THE FINAL CHKLIST BUT IT IS NOT A CHKLIST ITEM. I'LL SUGGEST IT TO THE COMPANY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 296036: WE WERE ON APCH TO MIA RWY 30. AFTER PASSING BIRDD INTXN INBOUND, WE WERE NEVER SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. THEREFORE, WE LANDED ON RWY 30 WITHOUT HEARING FORMAL CLRNC TO LAND BY MIA TWR. THIS EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FLC AND ATC ERROR. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GND AFTER A SAFE LNDG, WHEN I REALIZED THE TWR FREQ WAS NOT ACTIVE IN THE RADIO WINDOW.

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.