Unauthorized landing. Clearance landing not received.

Attributes
ACN	318628
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	318628
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1380 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	318778
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The learjet I was flying was cleared for a visual approach at ord runway 27L with a speed of 170 KTS to marker. I made the turn to final at 5000 ft and 170 KTS. There were other aircraft ahead and to the right making visual approachs to runway 27R, and we were following a large aircraft. I stayed on the localizer and above GS so as not to encounter any wake turbulence. Approach control was very busy and the copilot was watching the aircraft to our right. As we went by the marker we completed the landing checklist and I was trying to stay above GS and judge where the other aircraft would touch down, so as to make a safe approach and landing. At about 50 ft just before touchdown, I realized that I was still listening to the approach controller and not the tower. The other aircraft had cleared the runway, and I was not given any visual signal from the tower, so I elected to land. I turned off at the first high speed and held short of taxiway M. The copilot went to the tower frequency and was told to go around. Failure to switch to tower frequency as per approach control's instructions (admitted). Captain missing radio call, copilot inexperience and fixation on traffic and distrs in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. CLRNC LNDG NOT RECEIVED.

Narrative: THE LEARJET I WAS FLYING WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AT ORD RWY 27L WITH A SPD OF 170 KTS TO MARKER. I MADE THE TURN TO FINAL AT 5000 FT AND 170 KTS. THERE WERE OTHER ACFT AHEAD AND TO THE R MAKING VISUAL APCHS TO RWY 27R, AND WE WERE FOLLOWING A LARGE ACFT. I STAYED ON THE LOC AND ABOVE GS SO AS NOT TO ENCOUNTER ANY WAKE TURB. APCH CTL WAS VERY BUSY AND THE COPLT WAS WATCHING THE ACFT TO OUR R. AS WE WENT BY THE MARKER WE COMPLETED THE LNDG CHKLIST AND I WAS TRYING TO STAY ABOVE GS AND JUDGE WHERE THE OTHER ACFT WOULD TOUCH DOWN, SO AS TO MAKE A SAFE APCH AND LNDG. AT ABOUT 50 FT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, I REALIZED THAT I WAS STILL LISTENING TO THE APCH CTLR AND NOT THE TWR. THE OTHER ACFT HAD CLRED THE RWY, AND I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY VISUAL SIGNAL FROM THE TWR, SO I ELECTED TO LAND. I TURNED OFF AT THE FIRST HIGH SPD AND HELD SHORT OF TXWY M. THE COPLT WENT TO THE TWR FREQ AND WAS TOLD TO GAR. FAILURE TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ AS PER APCH CTL'S INSTRUCTIONS (ADMITTED). CAPT MISSING RADIO CALL, COPLT INEXPERIENCE AND FIXATION ON TFC AND DISTRS IN THE COCKPIT.

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.