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Flight crew of a FK10 landed without clearance due to distraction of traffic watch and the sun in their eyes. WX factors sun and haze.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364687 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 364687 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 364692 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera 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 other |
Narrative:
Communications. Location: atl 090/05. We were flying into atl international and landing on runway 27L. It was approximately XA30 local and we were flying into the sun. The first officer was flying the approach. Atl approach called out traffic to us and instructed us to follow him to runway 27L. We were looking for the traffic, but the sun hindered us from seeing him initially. It was also slightly hazy. We spotted the traffic and we cleared for the approach. Prior to reaching depot, we were instructed to switch to atl tower upon reaching depot. Due to distractions from the sun and looking for the traffic, I did not switch to atl tower at depot. I discovered this after landing and contacted tower for instructions. They cleared us to cross runway 27R and contact atl ground. After arriving at the gate I contacted atl tower to advise them of what happened and they said there were not any problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A FK10 LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO DISTR OF TFC WATCH AND THE SUN IN THEIR EYES. WX FACTORS SUN AND HAZE.
Narrative: COMS. LOCATION: ATL 090/05. WE WERE FLYING INTO ATL INTL AND LNDG ON RWY 27L. IT WAS APPROX XA30 LCL AND WE WERE FLYING INTO THE SUN. THE FO WAS FLYING THE APCH. ATL APCH CALLED OUT TFC TO US AND INSTRUCTED US TO FOLLOW HIM TO RWY 27L. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TFC, BUT THE SUN HINDERED US FROM SEEING HIM INITIALLY. IT WAS ALSO SLIGHTLY HAZY. WE SPOTTED THE TFC AND WE CLRED FOR THE APCH. PRIOR TO REACHING DEPOT, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SWITCH TO ATL TWR UPON REACHING DEPOT. DUE TO DISTRACTIONS FROM THE SUN AND LOOKING FOR THE TFC, I DID NOT SWITCH TO ATL TWR AT DEPOT. I DISCOVERED THIS AFTER LNDG AND CONTACTED TWR FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THEY CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 27R AND CONTACT ATL GND. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE I CONTACTED ATL TWR TO ADVISE THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBS.
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.