Manufacturer demonstration flight landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	354590
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	354590
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed at dulles airport iad without landing clearance. Events: local sales demonstration flight, VMC iad to westminster VORTAC and return. Last contact with ATC prior to landing was approach control giving clearance for practice ILS runway 19R approach. Problem arose by expecting handoff to tower -- none given. Discovered after landing, still on runway, when I noticed upon reaching up to switch to ground control that I had not ever switched to tower frequency. Contributing: sole factor for problem was discussion and close observation of PF (the sales prospect) to answer questions during approach, and monitor for safety. Corrective action: none made (I had already landed). Lesson learned: fly first -- sell second. As a side note, I contacted the tower supervisor on duty at the time, and he reported that nobody had said anything to him, nor had he noticed the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MANUFACTURER DEMO FLT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: LANDED AT DULLES ARPT IAD WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. EVENTS: LCL SALES DEMONSTRATION FLT, VMC IAD TO WESTMINSTER VORTAC AND RETURN. LAST CONTACT WITH ATC PRIOR TO LNDG WAS APCH CTL GIVING CLRNC FOR PRACTICE ILS RWY 19R APCH. PROB AROSE BY EXPECTING HDOF TO TWR -- NONE GIVEN. DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG, STILL ON RWY, WHEN I NOTICED UPON REACHING UP TO SWITCH TO GND CTL THAT I HAD NOT EVER SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. CONTRIBUTING: SOLE FACTOR FOR PROB WAS DISCUSSION AND CLOSE OBSERVATION OF PF (THE SALES PROSPECT) TO ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING APCH, AND MONITOR FOR SAFETY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE MADE (I HAD ALREADY LANDED). LESSON LEARNED: FLY FIRST -- SELL SECOND. AS A SIDE NOTE, I CONTACTED THE TWR SUPVR ON DUTY AT THE TIME, AND HE RPTED THAT NOBODY HAD SAID ANYTHING TO HIM, NOR HAD HE NOTICED THE PROB.

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.