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An air carrier light transport flight crew lands without authority/authorized. They were concerned about their spacing on previous aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | DC |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 370991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 371200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Arriving into class B airspace VFR, switched over to tower control and unsure if we ever received a landing clearance prior to landing. Previous traffic was exiting the runway ahead, tower frequency was very congested during the moments just prior to touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT FLC LANDS WITHOUT AUTH. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SPACING ON PREVIOUS ACFT.
Narrative: ARRIVING INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE VFR, SWITCHED OVER TO TWR CTL AND UNSURE IF WE EVER RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC PRIOR TO LNDG. PREVIOUS TFC WAS EXITING THE RWY AHEAD, TWR FREQ WAS VERY CONGESTED DURING THE MOMENTS JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
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.