Unauthorized landing without clearance landing.

Attributes
ACN	313720
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eri
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eri
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9450 flight time type : 3150
ASRS Report	313720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach into eri set up ILS runway 6, then cleared for visual to runway 6. I do not remember being given frequency change to tower frequency. Did not call tower and get landing clearance, and did not realize it until flare to touchdown and approach called. Captain was flying. There was nothing abnormal, no traffic ahead of us, some coming in behind us. We were cleared for the visual then started configuring and running the landing checklist. That possibly got us busy enough that I was distracted and forgot to switch to tower for landing clearance. At 500 ft I usually check 'gear, flaps, check complete, cleared to land.' but I do not remember going through that on this occasion. I do need to make that a regular habit. I am surprised that approach did not give us a call sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC LNDG.

Narrative: ON APCH INTO ERI SET UP ILS RWY 6, THEN CLRED FOR VISUAL TO RWY 6. I DO NOT REMEMBER BEING GIVEN FREQ CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. DID NOT CALL TWR AND GET LNDG CLRNC, AND DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL FLARE TO TOUCHDOWN AND APCH CALLED. CAPT WAS FLYING. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL, NO TFC AHEAD OF US, SOME COMING IN BEHIND US. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL THEN STARTED CONFIGURING AND RUNNING THE LNDG CHKLIST. THAT POSSIBLY GOT US BUSY ENOUGH THAT I WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO SWITCH TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. AT 500 FT I USUALLY CHK 'GEAR, FLAPS, CHK COMPLETE, CLRED TO LAND.' BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER GOING THROUGH THAT ON THIS OCCASION. I DO NEED TO MAKE THAT A REGULAR HABIT. I AM SURPRISED THAT APCH DID NOT GIVE US A CALL SOONER.

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.