Flight crew of a dornier DO328 failed to contact tower prior to landing resulting in landing without clearance. Flight crew were advised of their error after landing when contacting ground control for taxi to parking.

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Attributes
ACN	402380
Time
Date	199805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 820
ASRS Report	402380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On this flight I was performing the duties of a check airman, giving IOE to a new first officer. During an ILS approach to den, either approach control did not hand us over to the tower or we missed the call. The result was a landing without landing clearance. Not receiving a handoff is no excuse for landing without a clearance. We should have caught the omission. I have 8 yrs experience as a check airman. I always brief my trainees to watch and question my actions. As I tell them, IOE is 'flying single pilot with a distraction' (the trainee) for an instructor. We had flown a 14+ hour duty day the day before, with a short overnight. This was the first flight of the day. I was the PF on this leg. On the ILS approach I was concerned with our spacing with the preceding aircraft and its wake turbulence. I believe I was concentrating on my own duties (flying the aircraft) and was not paying enough attention to the first officer's radio calls. I thought we had clearance to land until we exited the runway and contacted ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DORNIER DO328 FAILED TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG RESULTING IN LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC. FLC WERE ADVISED OF THEIR ERROR AFTER LNDG WHEN CONTACTING GND CTL FOR TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: ON THIS FLT I WAS PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A CHK AIRMAN, GIVING IOE TO A NEW FO. DURING AN ILS APCH TO DEN, EITHER APCH CTL DID NOT HAND US OVER TO THE TWR OR WE MISSED THE CALL. THE RESULT WAS A LNDG WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. NOT RECEIVING A HDOF IS NO EXCUSE FOR LNDG WITHOUT A CLRNC. WE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE OMISSION. I HAVE 8 YRS EXPERIENCE AS A CHK AIRMAN. I ALWAYS BRIEF MY TRAINEES TO WATCH AND QUESTION MY ACTIONS. AS I TELL THEM, IOE IS 'FLYING SINGLE PLT WITH A DISTR' (THE TRAINEE) FOR AN INSTRUCTOR. WE HAD FLOWN A 14+ HR DUTY DAY THE DAY BEFORE, WITH A SHORT OVERNIGHT. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY. I WAS THE PF ON THIS LEG. ON THE ILS APCH I WAS CONCERNED WITH OUR SPACING WITH THE PRECEDING ACFT AND ITS WAKE TURB. I BELIEVE I WAS CONCENTRATING ON MY OWN DUTIES (FLYING THE ACFT) AND WAS NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTN TO THE FO'S RADIO CALLS. I THOUGHT WE HAD CLRNC TO LAND UNTIL WE EXITED THE RWY AND CONTACTED GND CTL.

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.