Flight crew failed to contact the tower for a landing clearance during a fast and busy approach in WX. No conflicts occurred as a result of the unauthorized landing.

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Attributes
ACN	322640
Time
Date	199512
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	322640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	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:

Last day of a 3 day trip. Bna-pit. Short overnight with 10 plus 24 scheduled rest. Arrival pit, approach controller told us to expect runway 28L. At 17 mi from airport given runway 32. WX 500 broken, 1400 overcast and 2 1/2 mi visibility in fog. Controller turned us on 3 mi outside of OM. Aircraft still fast at 250 KTS and slowing, and above GS. Aircraft on autoplt (MD82), gear and flap changes, checklists, briefing and trying to intercept GS before OM, did not hear approach controller hand us over to local tower. Landed without clearance on runway 32. No runway incursions occurred. Contributing factors: inadequate rest, insufficient time to prepare for approach, captain new to aircraft (captain flying, first officer monitoring). Should have taken more time for approach so that we were not rushed. A missed approach would have been appropriate so that we could have kept up with aviating, navigating, and communications! Schedule pressures make you feel like you have to press on. We know we shouldn't do it but it creeps up on you.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR FOR A LNDG CLRNC DURING A FAST AND BUSY APCH IN WX. NO CONFLICTS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: LAST DAY OF A 3 DAY TRIP. BNA-PIT. SHORT OVERNIGHT WITH 10 PLUS 24 SCHEDULED REST. ARR PIT, APCH CTLR TOLD US TO EXPECT RWY 28L. AT 17 MI FROM ARPT GIVEN RWY 32. WX 500 BROKEN, 1400 OVCST AND 2 1/2 MI VISIBILITY IN FOG. CTLR TURNED US ON 3 MI OUTSIDE OF OM. ACFT STILL FAST AT 250 KTS AND SLOWING, AND ABOVE GS. ACFT ON AUTOPLT (MD82), GEAR AND FLAP CHANGES, CHKLISTS, BRIEFING AND TRYING TO INTERCEPT GS BEFORE OM, DID NOT HEAR APCH CTLR HAND US OVER TO LCL TWR. LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC ON RWY 32. NO RWY INCURSIONS OCCURRED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: INADEQUATE REST, INSUFFICIENT TIME TO PREPARE FOR APCH, CAPT NEW TO ACFT (CAPT FLYING, FO MONITORING). SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME FOR APCH SO THAT WE WERE NOT RUSHED. A MISSED APCH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE KEPT UP WITH AVIATING, NAVING, AND COMS! SCHEDULE PRESSURES MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON. WE KNOW WE SHOULDN'T DO IT BUT IT CREEPS UP ON YOU.

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.