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Flight crew of mdt ferry flight neglects to contact tower on approach to land. This is discovered just prior to touchdown so they make contact after landing. Told to contact ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 4820 flight time type : 1010 |
| ASRS Report | 397160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| 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:
While on approach to chicago, mdw ILS runway 31C we were cleared for the approach, but due to fixation on flying the approach, I failed to notice my copilot failed to contact the tower for landing clearance. Approximately 100 ft AGL I realized we were still on the chicago approach frequency. But it was too late to switch frequency to the tower. Upon rollout we switched over to the tower frequency and they instructed us to contact ground control. Nothing more was said. Poor CRM and poor situational awareness was to blame. Perhaps 'landing clearance' could be added to our before landing checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MDT FERRY FLT NEGLECTS TO CONTACT TWR ON APCH TO LAND. THIS IS DISCOVERED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN SO THEY MAKE CONTACT AFTER LNDG. TOLD TO CONTACT GND.
Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO CHICAGO, MDW ILS RWY 31C WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH, BUT DUE TO FIXATION ON FLYING THE APCH, I FAILED TO NOTICE MY COPLT FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. APPROX 100 FT AGL I REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON THE CHICAGO APCH FREQ. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO SWITCH FREQ TO THE TWR. UPON ROLLOUT WE SWITCHED OVER TO THE TWR FREQ AND THEY INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT GND CTL. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID. POOR CRM AND POOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS TO BLAME. PERHAPS 'LNDG CLRNC' COULD BE ADDED TO OUR 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.