B757 flight crew fails to switch to tower frequency. Tower flashes green light for landing.

Attributes
ACN	336380
Time
Date	199605
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy tower : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000
ASRS Report	336380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	336773
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were approaching msy in marginal VFR conditions for a landing on runway 19. We were cleared for a visual approach and started a close right base turn to the runway. Due to the close approach and the rush to configure the aircraft, we failed to change to tower frequency. Fortunately the tower flashed us a green light and the landing was uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 336773: this was the first leg of my first trip back on the line after a month of initial captain training on another aircraft. I felt I was behind the aircraft due to this. Returning to fly one aircraft after intensive training on another is not conducive to good situational awareness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC FAILS TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ. TWR FLASHES GREEN LIGHT FOR LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING MSY IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS FOR A LNDG ON RWY 19. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND STARTED A CLOSE R BASE TURN TO THE RWY. DUE TO THE CLOSE APCH AND THE RUSH TO CONFIGURE THE ACFT, WE FAILED TO CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. FORTUNATELY THE TWR FLASHED US A GREEN LIGHT AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 336773: THIS WAS THE FIRST LEG OF MY FIRST TRIP BACK ON THE LINE AFTER A MONTH OF INITIAL CAPT TRAINING ON ANOTHER ACFT. I FELT I WAS BEHIND THE ACFT DUE TO THIS. RETURNING TO FLY ONE ACFT AFTER INTENSIVE TRAINING ON ANOTHER IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

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.