A dhc-8 lands at sea, wa, without clearance to land.

Attributes
ACN	369350
Time
Date	199705
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	369350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for a straight-in ILS approach into sea, the first officer (who is an experienced captain flying in the right seat so the captain in the left seat could get off of high minimums) very briefly lost radio communications, was unable to receive or transmit. The captain was the PF and accepted the clearance for the approach. The first officer then got all radios back and was able to transmit and receive. We broke out of IMC about 3000 ft AGL. The first officer was still distraction by what might have happened and I don't think approach control ever handed us off to tower. After landing at sea approach control called and told us to switch to tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC-8 LANDS AT SEA, WA, WITHOUT CLRNC TO LAND.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A STRAIGHT-IN ILS APCH INTO SEA, THE FO (WHO IS AN EXPERIENCED CAPT FLYING IN THE R SEAT SO THE CAPT IN THE L SEAT COULD GET OFF OF HIGH MINIMUMS) VERY BRIEFLY LOST RADIO COMS, WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE OR XMIT. THE CAPT WAS THE PF AND ACCEPTED THE CLRNC FOR THE APCH. THE FO THEN GOT ALL RADIOS BACK AND WAS ABLE TO XMIT AND RECEIVE. WE BROKE OUT OF IMC ABOUT 3000 FT AGL. THE FO WAS STILL DISTR BY WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AND I DON'T THINK APCH CTL EVER HANDED US OFF TO TWR. AFTER LNDG AT SEA APCH CTL CALLED AND TOLD US TO SWITCH 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.