Commuter aircraft on visual approach makes landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	336083
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 5800
ASRS Report	336083
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

During a visual approach to runway 11 at ewr, approach control (127.6) told us to contact ewr tower (118.3) then controller indicated to stay with him. The first officer having just completed IOE was having difficulty slowing and configuring the aircraft. My attention was directed toward helping him with the approach. In doing so, I could not remember if a landing clearance was received. At touchdown, I realized that a landing clearance may have not been granted. The landing clearance may have been issued by approach as they sometimes do when visual approachs to runway 11 are in progress. Nothing was said by the ground controller on taxi in or chief pilots. Contributing factors I believe were controller not switching us to tower at usual turnover point in addition to high level of activity in cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT ON VISUAL APCH MAKES LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DURING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 11 AT EWR, APCH CTL (127.6) TOLD US TO CONTACT EWR TWR (118.3) THEN CTLR INDICATED TO STAY WITH HIM. THE FO HAVING JUST COMPLETED IOE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SLOWING AND CONFIGURING THE ACFT. MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED TOWARD HELPING HIM WITH THE APCH. IN DOING SO, I COULD NOT REMEMBER IF A LNDG CLRNC WAS RECEIVED. AT TOUCHDOWN, I REALIZED THAT A LNDG CLRNC MAY HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED. THE LNDG CLRNC MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY APCH AS THEY SOMETIMES DO WHEN VISUAL APCHS TO RWY 11 ARE IN PROGRESS. NOTHING WAS SAID BY THE GND CTLR ON TAXI IN OR CHIEF PLTS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS I BELIEVE WERE CTLR NOT SWITCHING US TO TWR AT USUAL TURNOVER POINT IN ADDITION TO HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IN 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.