Unauthorized landing. Air carrier lands without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	299266
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mil
State Reference	FO
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	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	299266
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 controllera
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 PF. The captain was performing PNF duties. We were approaching nov NDB on approach control at 4000 ft for the ILS runway 35R (visual conditions). Approach switched us over to tower. Tower asked us to report nov (approach had already cleared us for the approach). The captain reported nov. The approach was stabilized on GS and localizer. I called for gear and flaps on schedule. Approaching 1000 ft AGL, I made the SOP call and the captain and myself thought we had been cleared to land. After a smooth non eventful landing, upon exiting the runway, the tower called and said we were not cleared to land and to contact ground. There was not any traffic conflict. We had been on the proper frequencys at all times. I did notice a small aircraft on the taxiway waiting for us to land. Other data: 767-300 aircraft. Flight from fco (rome) to mxp (milan). Actual for time: 58 mins. No unusual events during flight. Visibility was good, whereas the tower had been able to see us on the approach several mi out, but did not communicate with us until on the ground. We did not try to communicate anymore because we thought we had been cleared to land. No other traffic on frequency (tower).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. ACR LANDS WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF. THE CAPT WAS PERFORMING PNF DUTIES. WE WERE APCHING NOV NDB ON APCH CTL AT 4000 FT FOR THE ILS RWY 35R (VISUAL CONDITIONS). APCH SWITCHED US OVER TO TWR. TWR ASKED US TO RPT NOV (APCH HAD ALREADY CLRED US FOR THE APCH). THE CAPT RPTED NOV. THE APCH WAS STABILIZED ON GS AND LOC. I CALLED FOR GEAR AND FLAPS ON SCHEDULE. APCHING 1000 FT AGL, I MADE THE SOP CALL AND THE CAPT AND MYSELF THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. AFTER A SMOOTH NON EVENTFUL LNDG, UPON EXITING THE RWY, THE TWR CALLED AND SAID WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND AND TO CONTACT GND. THERE WAS NOT ANY TFC CONFLICT. WE HAD BEEN ON THE PROPER FREQS AT ALL TIMES. I DID NOTICE A SMALL ACFT ON THE TXWY WAITING FOR US TO LAND. OTHER DATA: 767-300 ACFT. FLT FROM FCO (ROME) TO MXP (MILAN). ACTUAL FOR TIME: 58 MINS. NO UNUSUAL EVENTS DURING FLT. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD, WHEREAS THE TWR HAD BEEN ABLE TO SEE US ON THE APCH SEVERAL MI OUT, BUT DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH US UNTIL ON THE GND. WE DID NOT TRY TO COMMUNICATE ANYMORE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. NO OTHER TFC ON FREQ (TWR).

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.