Narrative:

We were given a clearance for a visual approach to runway 1 at the alb airport. Approach control did not give us a handoff to the alb tower. We became involved in the cockpit checklist and didn't realize that we hadn't been switched to the tower and didn't have a landing clearance until we had landed. After landing we attempted to contact the tower for taxi instructions to our gate and then realized that we were still on approach control. We then contacted ground control and taxied to the gate without further incident. The problem was our failure to realize we had not been switched to tower frequency by approach control and approach control's failure to tell us to contact tower. Supplemental information from acn 381582: pulling off the runway, the first officer called for taxi instructions and the voice said, 'you're still on approach.' we looked at each other and said, 'oh XXXX!' we were told to taxi to the ramp, and nothing more was said to us. Our pressurization was MEL'ed so I was concentrating very hard on a smooth gradual descent as not to bloody everyone's ears. Also, the GS was OTS -- more concentration. I suppose we were both weary at the end of the day -- last leg. I did doublechk the gear and everything (almost) at 200 ft when I looked and asked the first officer if everything was done. He said yes. We just missed it. Had I looked at our nosewheel switch (we use it to confirm landing clearance), I would have seen it in the 'off' position. Perhaps 'landing clearance confirmed' should be on the approach/before landing checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340B LANDS AT ALB WITHOUT BENEFIT OF ATC CLRNC FOR LNDG. PLTS SAY THAT APCH CTLR FAILED TO TURN THEM OVER TO THE TWR.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 1 AT THE ALB ARPT. APCH CTL DID NOT GIVE US A HDOF TO THE ALB TWR. WE BECAME INVOLVED IN THE COCKPIT CHKLIST AND DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE HADN'T BEEN SWITCHED TO THE TWR AND DIDN'T HAVE A LNDG CLRNC UNTIL WE HAD LANDED. AFTER LNDG WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE TWR FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR GATE AND THEN REALIZED THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL. WE THEN CONTACTED GND CTL AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PROB WAS OUR FAILURE TO REALIZE WE HAD NOT BEEN SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ BY APCH CTL AND APCH CTL'S FAILURE TO TELL US TO CONTACT TWR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 381582: PULLING OFF THE RWY, THE FO CALLED FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND THE VOICE SAID, 'YOU'RE STILL ON APCH.' WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID, 'OH XXXX!' WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, AND NOTHING MORE WAS SAID TO US. OUR PRESSURIZATION WAS MEL'ED SO I WAS CONCENTRATING VERY HARD ON A SMOOTH GRADUAL DSCNT AS NOT TO BLOODY EVERYONE'S EARS. ALSO, THE GS WAS OTS -- MORE CONCENTRATION. I SUPPOSE WE WERE BOTH WEARY AT THE END OF THE DAY -- LAST LEG. I DID DOUBLECHK THE GEAR AND EVERYTHING (ALMOST) AT 200 FT WHEN I LOOKED AND ASKED THE FO IF EVERYTHING WAS DONE. HE SAID YES. WE JUST MISSED IT. HAD I LOOKED AT OUR NOSEWHEEL SWITCH (WE USE IT TO CONFIRM LNDG CLRNC), I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT IN THE 'OFF' POS. PERHAPS 'LNDG CLRNC CONFIRMED' SHOULD BE ON THE APCH/BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST.

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.