Air carrier medium large transport lands at pit without receiving landing clearance. PIC cites flight crew distraction and approach controller's failure to hand them off to tower. First officer was out of the loop.

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Attributes
ACN	368070
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	368070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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 Operational Deviation other

Narrative:

Landed without landing clearance. Approach never advised our ferry flight to switch to tower. Copilot (PNF) forgot to ask approach controller permission to go to tower. I (captain flying) asked him on short final if we were cleared to land. He said yes. Contributing to forgetfulness and event, approach control cleared aircraft in front of us for short approach, kind of close. I had to slow down real fast and it was turbulent at the time also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDS AT PIT WITHOUT RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC. PIC CITES FLC DISTR AND APCH CTLR'S FAILURE TO HAND THEM OFF TO TWR. FO WAS OUT OF THE LOOP.

Narrative: LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. APCH NEVER ADVISED OUR FERRY FLT TO SWITCH TO TWR. COPLT (PNF) FORGOT TO ASK APCH CTLR PERMISSION TO GO TO TWR. I (CAPT FLYING) ASKED HIM ON SHORT FINAL IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. HE SAID YES. CONTRIBUTING TO FORGETFULNESS AND EVENT, APCH CTL CLRED ACFT IN FRONT OF US FOR SHORT APCH, KIND OF CLOSE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN REAL FAST AND IT WAS TURBULENT AT THE TIME ALSO.

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.