Unauthorized landing -- air carrier lands without contacting the tower.

Attributes
ACN	308520
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lyh
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lyh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 40000
ASRS Report	308520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	308523
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During initial phase of our ILS runway 3 to lynchburg we were being vectored by ZDC. The controller gave us a vector and cleared up for the approach. As I turned the aircraft I realized we were above GS at full deflection and localizer was centered. So we proceeded to catch the GS causing rapid descent which made the proximity devices go off causing distraction. Near decision ht approach was stabilized and we landed realizing we did not contact the tower. Center never handed off to the tower either. After contacting the tower they indicated our embarrassment was punishment enough.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG -- ACR LANDS WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL PHASE OF OUR ILS RWY 3 TO LYNCHBURG WE WERE BEING VECTORED BY ZDC. THE CTLR GAVE US A VECTOR AND CLRED UP FOR THE APCH. AS I TURNED THE ACFT I REALIZED WE WERE ABOVE GS AT FULL DEFLECTION AND LOC WAS CTRED. SO WE PROCEEDED TO CATCH THE GS CAUSING RAPID DSCNT WHICH MADE THE PROX DEVICES GO OFF CAUSING DISTR. NEAR DECISION HT APCH WAS STABILIZED AND WE LANDED REALIZING WE DID NOT CONTACT THE TWR. CTR NEVER HANDED OFF TO THE TWR EITHER. AFTER CONTACTING THE TWR THEY INDICATED OUR EMBARRASSMENT WAS PUNISHMENT ENOUGH.

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.