A saab 340 was vectored to turn on final that was too short for ILS receiver to capture signal. Crew was not given frequency change to tower before prelndg cockpit duties distraction them from requesting landing clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	414510
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	414510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Being vectored for ILS approach to pittsburgh. Final controller turned us on tight. Autoplt didn't capture localizer and we didn't capture GS because localizer wasn't captured. Called for flaps 15 degrees, autoplt didn't hold altitude. Disengaged autoplt and began hand flying inside FAF. First officer had less than 100 hours in aircraft. We were very busy on short final and the final approach controller never handed us over to tower. We were very busy and landed without contacting the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 WAS VECTORED TO TURN ON FINAL THAT WAS TOO SHORT FOR ILS RECEIVER TO CAPTURE SIGNAL. CREW WAS NOT GIVEN FREQ CHANGE TO TWR BEFORE PRELNDG COCKPIT DUTIES DISTR THEM FROM REQUESTING LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: BEING VECTORED FOR ILS APCH TO PITTSBURGH. FINAL CTLR TURNED US ON TIGHT. AUTOPLT DIDN'T CAPTURE LOC AND WE DIDN'T CAPTURE GS BECAUSE LOC WASN'T CAPTURED. CALLED FOR FLAPS 15 DEGS, AUTOPLT DIDN'T HOLD ALT. DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND BEGAN HAND FLYING INSIDE FAF. FO HAD LESS THAN 100 HRS IN ACFT. WE WERE VERY BUSY ON SHORT FINAL AND THE FINAL APCH CTLR NEVER HANDED US OVER TO TWR. WE WERE VERY BUSY AND LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR.

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.