Flight crew of a B727-200 failed to contact tower prior to landing out of an ILS approach at night in low ceiling WX conditions. Landing without clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	363844
Time
Date	199703
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 13250 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	363844
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During the approach at swf, the crew felt that the autoplt was not functioning properly, therefore it was shut off. The flight director had to be brought back on line. There was considerable communication between the crew at this time. The approach and landing were made without any problems, except the tower was not contacted. The first contact between the aircraft and the tower was during rollout. Approach did not hand us off to tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B727-200 FAILED TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG OUT OF AN ILS APCH AT NIGHT IN LOW CEILING WX CONDITIONS. LWOC.

Narrative: DURING THE APCH AT SWF, THE CREW FELT THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THEREFORE IT WAS SHUT OFF. THE FLT DIRECTOR HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK ON LINE. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE COM BTWN THE CREW AT THIS TIME. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE MADE WITHOUT ANY PROBS, EXCEPT THE TWR WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FIRST CONTACT BTWN THE ACFT AND THE TWR WAS DURING ROLLOUT. APCH DID NOT HAND US OFF TO TWR.

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.