Flight crew of an mdt failed to obtain landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	301250
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
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
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	301250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

On boids 4 arrival to dfw airport, told by approach 125.8 to contact approach on 132.1. Switched over and told to intercept ILS runway 18R, cleared for approach. Approach was really busy talking to other aircraft (plus us). Short final we realized we hadn't talked to tower. By that time we were in the flare, landed without incident and contacted tower. On ground, no frequency change or instructions given to contact tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MDT FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: ON BOIDS 4 ARR TO DFW ARPT, TOLD BY APCH 125.8 TO CONTACT APCH ON 132.1. SWITCHED OVER AND TOLD TO INTERCEPT ILS RWY 18R, CLRED FOR APCH. APCH WAS REALLY BUSY TALKING TO OTHER ACFT (PLUS US). SHORT FINAL WE REALIZED WE HADN'T TALKED TO TWR. BY THAT TIME WE WERE IN THE FLARE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND CONTACTED TWR. ON GND, NO FREQ CHANGE OR INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO CONTACT 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.