Unauthorized landing. Air carrier lands with a clearance and without talking to tower.

Attributes
ACN	302215
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fay tower : fay tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	302215
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4495 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	302214
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

While with fay approach I was cleared for a visual approach. Normally I set the tower frequency (118.3) in standby to remind myself of the clearance. At this time the first officer (PF) called for landing checklist and I proceeded to go gear down and to finish the checklist forgetting to put in tower frequency. Approach passed me off to tower (118.4). I then dialed in the incorrect frequency and called tower, after which I continued with the checklist. I called tower while finishing the check, but did not notice that I got no response. We proceeded to land and on rollout we (I) realized that we had landed without clearance. We then contacted the tower and were then cleared to the ramp. This mistake did not disrupt the airport operations in anyway. I usually dial in the tower frequency after receiving approach (instrument) or visual clearance. This I do by looking at approach plate for the correct frequency. I did not do this going into fay. Instead, I dialed in the incorrect frequency given to me by approach and did not verify by looking at approach plate. Of course, I did not get a reply on incorrect frequency, my mistake. Due to fatigue I continued to land without clearance. I was tired and in a rut assuming I was cleared to land as usual!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. ACR LANDS WITH A CLRNC AND WITHOUT TALKING TO TWR.

Narrative: WHILE WITH FAY APCH I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. NORMALLY I SET THE TWR FREQ (118.3) IN STANDBY TO REMIND MYSELF OF THE CLRNC. AT THIS TIME THE FO (PF) CALLED FOR LNDG CHKLIST AND I PROCEEDED TO GO GEAR DOWN AND TO FINISH THE CHKLIST FORGETTING TO PUT IN TWR FREQ. APCH PASSED ME OFF TO TWR (118.4). I THEN DIALED IN THE INCORRECT FREQ AND CALLED TWR, AFTER WHICH I CONTINUED WITH THE CHKLIST. I CALLED TWR WHILE FINISHING THE CHK, BUT DID NOT NOTICE THAT I GOT NO RESPONSE. WE PROCEEDED TO LAND AND ON ROLLOUT WE (I) REALIZED THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. WE THEN CONTACTED THE TWR AND WERE THEN CLRED TO THE RAMP. THIS MISTAKE DID NOT DISRUPT THE ARPT OPS IN ANYWAY. I USUALLY DIAL IN THE TWR FREQ AFTER RECEIVING APCH (INST) OR VISUAL CLRNC. THIS I DO BY LOOKING AT APCH PLATE FOR THE CORRECT FREQ. I DID NOT DO THIS GOING INTO FAY. INSTEAD, I DIALED IN THE INCORRECT FREQ GIVEN TO ME BY APCH AND DID NOT VERIFY BY LOOKING AT APCH PLATE. OF COURSE, I DID NOT GET A REPLY ON INCORRECT FREQ, MY MISTAKE. DUE TO FATIGUE I CONTINUED TO LAND WITHOUT CLRNC. I WAS TIRED AND IN A RUT ASSUMING I WAS CLRED TO LAND AS USUAL!

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.