Flight crew of an atx small transport landed without landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	318816
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nel
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 161 flight time total : 7043 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	318816
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a VFR flight plan from nxx to nel. The WX was VFR with patchy ground fog. We reported to lakehurst tower 15 mi to the northwest. We were requested to report again entering the class D airspace. Due to the thickening ground fog, we were busy looking for the runway and neglected to report entering class D. We did report 1 1/2 mi final, and received an unintelligible reply. I did call again on short final, requesting verification that we were cleared to land. We didn't receive that verification before landing. After landing, we were informed that we had landed without clearance. All hindsight being 20/20, we should have gone around and re- entered the pattern until our clearance was straightened out. Another consideration is that we were both so busy looking for the runway that nobody was taking care of the other business. Another consideration is that all the hourly sequences were reporting clear and 7 mi, so we weren't up to speed when unforecast WX appeared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ATX SMT LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM NXX TO NEL. THE WX WAS VFR WITH PATCHY GND FOG. WE RPTED TO LAKEHURST TWR 15 MI TO THE NW. WE WERE REQUESTED TO RPT AGAIN ENTERING THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. DUE TO THE THICKENING GND FOG, WE WERE BUSY LOOKING FOR THE RWY AND NEGLECTED TO RPT ENTERING CLASS D. WE DID RPT 1 1/2 MI FINAL, AND RECEIVED AN UNINTELLIGIBLE REPLY. I DID CALL AGAIN ON SHORT FINAL, REQUESTING VERIFICATION THAT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT VERIFICATION BEFORE LNDG. AFTER LNDG, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. ALL HINDSIGHT BEING 20/20, WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND RE- ENTERED THE PATTERN UNTIL OUR CLRNC WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS THAT WE WERE BOTH SO BUSY LOOKING FOR THE RWY THAT NOBODY WAS TAKING CARE OF THE OTHER BUSINESS. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS THAT ALL THE HRLY SEQUENCES WERE RPTING CLR AND 7 MI, SO WE WEREN'T UP TO SPD WHEN UNFORECAST WX APPEARED.

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.