Land without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	314858
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 983
ASRS Report	314858
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	315361
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

Approaching seatac airport from the southwest, approach control instructed us to proceed to the mall (mall visual approach), maintain 3000 ft until the mall and contact tower over the mall. Also ATC instructed us to maintain visual separation with company approaching from the southeast. They were for runway 34R and we were cleared for the visual runway 34L. Upon landing and waiting to cross runway 34R, approach instructed us to contact the tower. That's when the captain and I realized we had landed without contacting the tower and a landing clearance. The captain later contacted the tower by phone and tower said 'don't worry about it, it happens from time-to-time and there was no conflict.' supplemental information from acn 315361: after sighting the airport and another aircraft. We then began to concentrate on the other aircraft. There was a fair amount of radio chatter. Both aircraft intercepted final at the mall at approximately the same time. We made a mistake. No excuse. We became distracted by radio chatter and the other aircraft flying next to us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAND WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: APCHING SEATAC ARPT FROM THE SW, APCH CTL INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED TO THE MALL (MALL VISUAL APCH), MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL THE MALL AND CONTACT TWR OVER THE MALL. ALSO ATC INSTRUCTED US TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION WITH COMPANY APCHING FROM THE SE. THEY WERE FOR RWY 34R AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL RWY 34L. UPON LNDG AND WAITING TO CROSS RWY 34R, APCH INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT THE TWR. THAT'S WHEN THE CAPT AND I REALIZED WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR AND A LNDG CLRNC. THE CAPT LATER CONTACTED THE TWR BY PHONE AND TWR SAID 'DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, IT HAPPENS FROM TIME-TO-TIME AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT.' SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 315361: AFTER SIGHTING THE ARPT AND ANOTHER ACFT. WE THEN BEGAN TO CONCENTRATE ON THE OTHER ACFT. THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF RADIO CHATTER. BOTH ACFT INTERCEPTED FINAL AT THE MALL AT APPROX THE SAME TIME. WE MADE A MISTAKE. NO EXCUSE. WE BECAME DISTRACTED BY RADIO CHATTER AND THE OTHER ACFT FLYING NEXT TO US.

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.