ATR-72 flight crew lands without landing clearance. Unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	353900
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5700
ASRS Report	353900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	353149
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

No landing clearance, running of checklists, and congestion on tower frequency. Supplemental information from acn 353149: trying to keep the speed up for following traffic, we passed the OM and were trying to configure aircraft for landing, and did not switch to local controller until we were close to runway. At that point first officer did not have a chance to acknowledge landing clearance . I should have asked sooner if we were cleared to land and kept a better eye on his tasks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR-72 FLC LANDS WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: NO LNDG CLRNC, RUNNING OF CHKLISTS, AND CONGESTION ON TWR FREQ. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 353149: TRYING TO KEEP THE SPD UP FOR FOLLOWING TFC, WE PASSED THE OM AND WERE TRYING TO CONFIGURE ACFT FOR LNDG, AND DID NOT SWITCH TO LCL CTLR UNTIL WE WERE CLOSE TO RWY. AT THAT POINT FO DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE LNDG CLRNC . I SHOULD HAVE ASKED SOONER IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND KEPT A BETTER EYE ON HIS TASKS.

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.