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Flight crew of an atx piper PA31-350 forgot to contact the tower and obtain landing clearance after being cleared for the ILS approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 149 flight time total : 3052 flight time type : 221 |
| ASRS Report | 402990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far 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:
Returning from part 135 flight from teb, I was instructing a new first officer on 2 pilot operations and was the PNF. The flight was uneventful and smooth with very little radio communications. Approaching buf I requested runway 23 to allow the PF a long runway and ILS backup. We were cleared for the approach. We landed on runway 23 and exited on taxiway F and noticed we were never on tower frequency. I switched to tower and notified them we were clear of runway 23 on taxiway F and he cleared us to the ramp. I don't remember being switched to tower to receive our landing clearance, I was busy helping the PF configure and set up the approach. I don't believe there was a conflict on landing as we were the only aircraft in the area at that time. I normally turn on the landing lights when cleared to land but changed the routine following the checklist as written. I apologize if any problems arose due to this as it was inadvertent and a mistake. I will be sure that in the future the final check will be '3 in the green, and cleared to land.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATX PIPER PA31-350 FORGOT TO CONTACT THE TWR AND OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH.
Narrative: RETURNING FROM PART 135 FLT FROM TEB, I WAS INSTRUCTING A NEW FO ON 2 PLT OPS AND WAS THE PNF. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND SMOOTH WITH VERY LITTLE RADIO COMS. APCHING BUF I REQUESTED RWY 23 TO ALLOW THE PF A LONG RWY AND ILS BACKUP. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. WE LANDED ON RWY 23 AND EXITED ON TXWY F AND NOTICED WE WERE NEVER ON TWR FREQ. I SWITCHED TO TWR AND NOTIFIED THEM WE WERE CLR OF RWY 23 ON TXWY F AND HE CLRED US TO THE RAMP. I DON'T REMEMBER BEING SWITCHED TO TWR TO RECEIVE OUR LNDG CLRNC, I WAS BUSY HELPING THE PF CONFIGURE AND SET UP THE APCH. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A CONFLICT ON LNDG AS WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IN THE AREA AT THAT TIME. I NORMALLY TURN ON THE LNDG LIGHTS WHEN CLRED TO LAND BUT CHANGED THE ROUTINE FOLLOWING THE CHKLIST AS WRITTEN. I APOLOGIZE IF ANY PROBS AROSE DUE TO THIS AS IT WAS INADVERTENT AND A MISTAKE. I WILL BE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE THE FINAL CHK WILL BE '3 IN THE GREEN, AND 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.