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Flight crew of a B737-400 failed to contact tower for landing clearance. They discovered their mistake when turning off the runway and noticing that the transmitter was still set to approach frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 381740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | 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:
Landed at sea without a landing clearance. After rollout and clearing the runway I looked down at the radio and realized we were still on approach control frequency. I immediately switched to tower frequency and had the first officer give tower our report of windshear (+/- 5-10 KTS) on final approach. The approach was busy with turbulence, windshear, using wipers, engine and wing anti-ice, etc, and the first officer forgot to call tower at the OM. I was busy flying the approach and also forgot to call to tower. Separation was not a problem between our aircraft and other landing aircraft. This reinforced my belief that when things get busy you must work even harder to increase your situational awareness. Approach control was busy with traffic and never told us to 'contact tower.' I'm going to ask myself from now on though, that when I check the gear down on the landing check that we are also cleared to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-400 FAILED TO CONTACT TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. THEY DISCOVERED THEIR MISTAKE WHEN TURNING OFF THE RWY AND NOTICING THAT THE XMITTER WAS STILL SET TO APCH FREQ.
Narrative: LANDED AT SEA WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. AFTER ROLLOUT AND CLRING THE RWY I LOOKED DOWN AT THE RADIO AND REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND HAD THE FO GIVE TWR OUR RPT OF WINDSHEAR (+/- 5-10 KTS) ON FINAL APCH. THE APCH WAS BUSY WITH TURB, WINDSHEAR, USING WIPERS, ENG AND WING ANTI-ICE, ETC, AND THE FO FORGOT TO CALL TWR AT THE OM. I WAS BUSY FLYING THE APCH AND ALSO FORGOT TO CALL TO TWR. SEPARATION WAS NOT A PROB BTWN OUR ACFT AND OTHER LNDG ACFT. THIS REINFORCED MY BELIEF THAT WHEN THINGS GET BUSY YOU MUST WORK EVEN HARDER TO INCREASE YOUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. APCH CTL WAS BUSY WITH TFC AND NEVER TOLD US TO 'CONTACT TWR.' I'M GOING TO ASK MYSELF FROM NOW ON THOUGH, THAT WHEN I CHK THE GEAR DOWN ON THE LNDG CHK THAT WE ARE ALSO CLRED TO LAND.
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.