Narrative:

On final to runway 27L in atl visual approach following ATR 72. I was busy flying plus checking distance from preceding aircraft which was close, he actually landed on runway 27R to avoid any problem. At 500 ft AGL I rechked gear and flaps down (as is my habit pattern) and asked other crew members to confirm that we had been cleared to land by atl tower. First officer realized that he had not switched from approach control frequency and tried to call tower. By this time, it was too close so I made a go around. Tower gave us missed approach heading and altitude and back to approach control. Second pattern and landing were normal. First officer made a human error, but my habit of rechking gear, flaps and landing clearance on short final prevented an 'uh-oh!'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FORGOT TO GET LNDG CLRNC AND HADN'T SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. BY THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED, IT WAS TOO CLOSE AND THEY DID A GAR.

Narrative: ON FINAL TO RWY 27L IN ATL VISUAL APCH FOLLOWING ATR 72. I WAS BUSY FLYING PLUS CHKING DISTANCE FROM PRECEDING ACFT WHICH WAS CLOSE, HE ACTUALLY LANDED ON RWY 27R TO AVOID ANY PROB. AT 500 FT AGL I RECHKED GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN (AS IS MY HABIT PATTERN) AND ASKED OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND BY ATL TWR. FO REALIZED THAT HE HAD NOT SWITCHED FROM APCH CTL FREQ AND TRIED TO CALL TWR. BY THIS TIME, IT WAS TOO CLOSE SO I MADE A GAR. TWR GAVE US MISSED APCH HEADING AND ALT AND BACK TO APCH CTL. SECOND PATTERN AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. FO MADE A HUMAN ERROR, BUT MY HABIT OF RECHKING GEAR, FLAPS AND LNDG CLRNC ON SHORT FINAL PREVENTED AN 'UH-OH!'

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.