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Medium large transport flight crew receives late handoff from approach. Unable to contact tower due to frequency congestion, they make landing without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 334830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 335957 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During ILS final runway 31C at mdw, we were switched from approach control frequency to tower frequency rather late in the approach. Tower frequency was so congested that we could not cut in and receive landing clearance. I had to decide whether to land without a clearance or go around. I decided to land without the formality of a clearance since we were worked and sequenced and cleared for approach by approach control. During conversations on this topic with tower controllers in the past, they always indicated: we know you are there, we cleared you for the approach, we anticipate your landing. Before actual touchdown I made sure that no other aircraft was still on the runway and decided that landing was not only anticipated by tower, but also the safest action to take. Tower never complained, just gave us a taxi clearance off the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLC RECEIVES LATE HDOF FROM APCH. UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION, THEY MAKE LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: DURING ILS FINAL RWY 31C AT MDW, WE WERE SWITCHED FROM APCH CTL FREQ TO TWR FREQ RATHER LATE IN THE APCH. TWR FREQ WAS SO CONGESTED THAT WE COULD NOT CUT IN AND RECEIVE LNDG CLRNC. I HAD TO DECIDE WHETHER TO LAND WITHOUT A CLRNC OR GAR. I DECIDED TO LAND WITHOUT THE FORMALITY OF A CLRNC SINCE WE WERE WORKED AND SEQUENCED AND CLRED FOR APCH BY APCH CTL. DURING CONVERSATIONS ON THIS TOPIC WITH TWR CTLRS IN THE PAST, THEY ALWAYS INDICATED: WE KNOW YOU ARE THERE, WE CLRED YOU FOR THE APCH, WE ANTICIPATE YOUR LNDG. BEFORE ACTUAL TOUCHDOWN I MADE SURE THAT NO OTHER ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY AND DECIDED THAT LNDG WAS NOT ONLY ANTICIPATED BY TWR, BUT ALSO THE SAFEST ACTION TO TAKE. TWR NEVER COMPLAINED, JUST GAVE US A TAXI CLRNC OFF THE RWY.
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.