Pilot deviation, landed without tower clearance.

Attributes
ACN	309511
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	309511
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VMC, although hazy, we were cleared for ILS runway 23L to cle. The approach and landing was routine. We were cleared to contact tower at the OM. My first officer was busy responding to checklist procedures and my calls for gear down and flaps and landing checklist. On landing he realized we had not contacted tower for landing clearance. I had failed to verify landing clearance with him. We contacted tower at end of landing roll and they switched us to ground with no comment. Perhaps more diligence and attention on my part would have prevented this. This was our third day to fly and I had no reason to double-check the first officer duties. The most significant factor was having to wait to contact tower at the OM. Most airports seem to be handing aircraft off to tower directly, ie, 'contact the tower now on...' instead of at a point later in the approach. (Iah, one of our large hubs, does this regularly.) I recommend strongly that all of ATC adopt the 'contact tower now,' procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV, LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.

Narrative: VMC, ALTHOUGH HAZY, WE WERE CLRED FOR ILS RWY 23L TO CLE. THE APCH AND LNDG WAS ROUTINE. WE WERE CLRED TO CONTACT TWR AT THE OM. MY FO WAS BUSY RESPONDING TO CHKLIST PROCS AND MY CALLS FOR GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AND LNDG CHKLIST. ON LNDG HE REALIZED WE HAD NOT CONTACTED TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. I HAD FAILED TO VERIFY LNDG CLRNC WITH HIM. WE CONTACTED TWR AT END OF LNDG ROLL AND THEY SWITCHED US TO GND WITH NO COMMENT. PERHAPS MORE DILIGENCE AND ATTN ON MY PART WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. THIS WAS OUR THIRD DAY TO FLY AND I HAD NO REASON TO DOUBLE-CHK THE FO DUTIES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR WAS HAVING TO WAIT TO CONTACT TWR AT THE OM. MOST ARPTS SEEM TO BE HANDING ACFT OFF TO TWR DIRECTLY, IE, 'CONTACT THE TWR NOW ON...' INSTEAD OF AT A POINT LATER IN THE APCH. (IAH, ONE OF OUR LARGE HUBS, DOES THIS REGULARLY.) I RECOMMEND STRONGLY THAT ALL OF ATC ADOPT THE 'CONTACT TWR NOW,' PROC.

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.