Narrative:

I was the PF, captain was navigating and communicating with ord approach. At approximately 30 NM from ord, the approach controller cleared us for the ILS runway 4R at ord and were told to 'contact tower at rekks,' which is the final approach fix. Now, being a new hire pilot with less than 30 hours total time in type, the captain was giving me 'assistance' and 'pointers' while executing the approach, all the way down to touchdown on runway 4R at ord. As the aircraft rollout completed, the captain took control with nosewheel steering and exited the runway on the first available turn off. At this point, I reached down to switch frequencys from tower to ground when, very much to my surprise, I discovered we were still on approach control!! I immediately told the captain of our mistake and I switched over to ord tower. I reported leaving the runway and tower said 'roger, hold short of runway 9R.' the captain offered a quick apology to the tower and tower said 'no problem, we appreciate the fast approach due to congestion entering the terminal area.' we taxied, with proper clrncs this time, to the gate without further event. I believe that this occurrence was caused by several factors: my lack of experience in the aircraft and lack of experience operating into and out of ord, captain giving me 'dual' while on the approach and caused both of us to forget to contact tower for proper landing clearance, we were trying to accommodate ATC by keeping our speed up as long as possible to the FAF, which was greater than normal, which in itself caused further distraction by trying to slow to configure the aircraft for landing without having to execute a missed approach. I think by trying to 'help out' ATC, we actually forgot about other important duties, such as getting the clearance to land!! In the future, I will ask for my 'pointers' either before the approach begins or after the flight has terminated because obviously trying to receive dual in a congested terminal area is not the place for such tasks.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG -- ACR CREW FORGETS TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ AND LANDS WITHOUT AUTH.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF, CAPT WAS NAVING AND COMMUNICATING WITH ORD APCH. AT APPROX 30 NM FROM ORD, THE APCH CTLR CLRED US FOR THE ILS RWY 4R AT ORD AND WERE TOLD TO 'CONTACT TWR AT REKKS,' WHICH IS THE FINAL APCH FIX. NOW, BEING A NEW HIRE PLT WITH LESS THAN 30 HRS TOTAL TIME IN TYPE, THE CAPT WAS GIVING ME 'ASSISTANCE' AND 'POINTERS' WHILE EXECUTING THE APCH, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 4R AT ORD. AS THE ACFT ROLLOUT COMPLETED, THE CAPT TOOK CTL WITH NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND EXITED THE RWY ON THE FIRST AVAILABLE TURN OFF. AT THIS POINT, I REACHED DOWN TO SWITCH FREQS FROM TWR TO GND WHEN, VERY MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, I DISCOVERED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL!! I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE CAPT OF OUR MISTAKE AND I SWITCHED OVER TO ORD TWR. I RPTED LEAVING THE RWY AND TWR SAID 'ROGER, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R.' THE CAPT OFFERED A QUICK APOLOGY TO THE TWR AND TWR SAID 'NO PROB, WE APPRECIATE THE FAST APCH DUE TO CONGESTION ENTERING THE TERMINAL AREA.' WE TAXIED, WITH PROPER CLRNCS THIS TIME, TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS OCCURRENCE WAS CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS: MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE OPERATING INTO AND OUT OF ORD, CAPT GIVING ME 'DUAL' WHILE ON THE APCH AND CAUSED BOTH OF US TO FORGET TO CONTACT TWR FOR PROPER LNDG CLRNC, WE WERE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE ATC BY KEEPING OUR SPD UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO THE FAF, WHICH WAS GREATER THAN NORMAL, WHICH IN ITSELF CAUSED FURTHER DISTR BY TRYING TO SLOW TO CONFIGURE THE ACFT FOR LNDG WITHOUT HAVING TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH. I THINK BY TRYING TO 'HELP OUT' ATC, WE ACTUALLY FORGOT ABOUT OTHER IMPORTANT DUTIES, SUCH AS GETTING THE CLRNC TO LAND!! IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ASK FOR MY 'POINTERS' EITHER BEFORE THE APCH BEGINS OR AFTER THE FLT HAS TERMINATED BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO RECEIVE DUAL IN A CONGESTED TERMINAL AREA IS NOT THE PLACE FOR SUCH TASKS.

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.