An air carrier mdt crew may have landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	341480
Time
Date	199607
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 49
ASRS Report	341480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance 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:

The captain and I were both on high minimums (less than 100 hours) in aircraft. We were being vectored for the visual approach to runway 23 at clt. Approximately 5 mi from the runway we were cleared for the visual approach. Because we were so close in at such a high altitude, we were caught off guard and had to run some of the checklists still. We accomplished the checklists and made a normal landing. On the rollout, I keyed the microphone and asked if the tower wanted us on ground or ramp, with no response. We exited the taxiway and called ramp and we were cleared in with no mention. It was at this point I realized I wasn't sure if we had received a landing clearance or even if we had been on tower frequency. I had changed frequencys by this point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MDT CREW MAY HAVE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE BOTH ON HIGH MINIMUMS (LESS THAN 100 HRS) IN ACFT. WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 23 AT CLT. APPROX 5 MI FROM THE RWY WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. BECAUSE WE WERE SO CLOSE IN AT SUCH A HIGH ALT, WE WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND HAD TO RUN SOME OF THE CHKLISTS STILL. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE CHKLISTS AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. ON THE ROLLOUT, I KEYED THE MIKE AND ASKED IF THE TWR WANTED US ON GND OR RAMP, WITH NO RESPONSE. WE EXITED THE TXWY AND CALLED RAMP AND WE WERE CLRED IN WITH NO MENTION. IT WAS AT THIS POINT I REALIZED I WASN'T SURE IF WE HAD RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC OR EVEN IF WE HAD BEEN ON TWR FREQ. I HAD CHANGED FREQS BY THIS POINT.

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.