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Flight crew of an medium large transport forgot to contact tower and landed without clearance. Tower later advised flight crew that there had been no conflict or related problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 384640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| 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:
I was PF. On final approach, atlanta approach controller handed us off to tower for landing clearance. I assumed captain did and got landing clearance. I was distracted by the fact I was new in aircraft and approach was made with no GS or VASI information. I was also distracted by my headset which I had problems with and assumed landing clearance was received. Also, it was early in morning and I was a little fatigued. In the future I will not assume anything and make the landing clearance part of the before landing checklist. Also, we spoke to the controller after landing and he said that there was no problem caused by us failing to switch to tower and get landing clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR AND LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. TWR LATER ADVISED FLC THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CONFLICT OR RELATED PROB.
Narrative: I WAS PF. ON FINAL APCH, ATLANTA APCH CTLR HANDED US OFF TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. I ASSUMED CAPT DID AND GOT LNDG CLRNC. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE FACT I WAS NEW IN ACFT AND APCH WAS MADE WITH NO GS OR VASI INFO. I WAS ALSO DISTRACTED BY MY HEADSET WHICH I HAD PROBS WITH AND ASSUMED LNDG CLRNC WAS RECEIVED. ALSO, IT WAS EARLY IN MORNING AND I WAS A LITTLE FATIGUED. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT ASSUME ANYTHING AND MAKE THE LNDG CLRNC PART OF THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. ALSO, WE SPOKE TO THE CTLR AFTER LNDG AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROB CAUSED BY US FAILING TO SWITCH TO TWR AND GET LNDG CLRNC.
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.