Large transport aircraft on approach and landing, approach controller forgot to switch flight crew t...

Attributes
ACN	372820
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : okc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	372820
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
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

Narrative:

While approaching rsw airport, approach control asked if we had the airport in sight. We acknowledged that we did and we were cleared for the visual approach to runway 6 at rsw. There were no other aircraft on our frequency at the time of our arrival and approach control never contacted us to call the tower for our landing clearance. Because of this, we continued our approach and landed without a landing clearance and taxied to the gate without clearance. There were no other aircraft in the area or on the ground, so there was not a separation conflict. While on the ground in rsw, we were told to call the tower on the phone. We spoke with the tower manager who advised us of what had just happened, and he explained the situation as such that his approach controller was at fault for not telling us to contact the tower, that he had spoken to the controller about the mistake, the matter was closed and no further action would be taken. We expressed that we should have been more alert and caught the mistake, and would do so in the future. I feel that all parties are responsible for this mistake. Due the frequency being quiet, resulted in this mistake. Our situational awareness must always be 100% to avoid this from ever happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACFT ON APCH AND LNDG, APCH CTLR FORGOT TO SWITCH FLC TO TWR AND THEY FORGOT TO SWITCH FOR LNDG CLRNC. LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING RSW ARPT, APCH CTL ASKED IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE DID AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 6 AT RSW. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT ON OUR FREQ AT THE TIME OF OUR ARR AND APCH CTL NEVER CONTACTED US TO CALL THE TWR FOR OUR LNDG CLRNC. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE CONTINUED OUR APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT CLRNC. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA OR ON THE GND, SO THERE WAS NOT A SEPARATION CONFLICT. WHILE ON THE GND IN RSW, WE WERE TOLD TO CALL THE TWR ON THE PHONE. WE SPOKE WITH THE TWR MGR WHO ADVISED US OF WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED, AND HE EXPLAINED THE SIT AS SUCH THAT HIS APCH CTLR WAS AT FAULT FOR NOT TELLING US TO CONTACT THE TWR, THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE CTLR ABOUT THE MISTAKE, THE MATTER WAS CLOSED AND NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. WE EXPRESSED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ALERT AND CAUGHT THE MISTAKE, AND WOULD DO SO IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL THAT ALL PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MISTAKE. DUE THE FREQ BEING QUIET, RESULTED IN THIS MISTAKE. OUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS MUST ALWAYS BE 100% TO AVOID THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.

Large transport aircraft on approach and landing, approach controller forgot to switch flight crew to tower and they forgot to switch for landing clearance. Landed without clearance.