DC10 crew lands without clearance at mxp.

Attributes
ACN	416440
Time
Date	199810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mxp
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mxp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	416440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

Landed without clearance. First officer was new to aircraft and had a difficult time understanding controllers. Our company procedures are such that the approach checklist is done when approach clearance is given. This often results in the checklist being done with flight is switched over to tower and that usually means the landing checklist is completed around 500 ft AGL. The first officer missed the call to switch over to tower and the captain told him to switch the radio. We were in the middle of the approach check, and I thought he had called them. Immediately after we finished the approach check, he said 'now the landing.' so we did it and completed it. At 100 ft AGL, the first officer realized he never called the tower. The ground controller asked if 'radar' had cleared us to land. The answer he gave was 'yes.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT MXP.

Narrative: LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. FO WAS NEW TO ACFT AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME UNDERSTANDING CTLRS. OUR COMPANY PROCS ARE SUCH THAT THE APCH CHKLIST IS DONE WHEN APCH CLRNC IS GIVEN. THIS OFTEN RESULTS IN THE CHKLIST BEING DONE WITH FLT IS SWITCHED OVER TO TWR AND THAT USUALLY MEANS THE LNDG CHKLIST IS COMPLETED AROUND 500 FT AGL. THE FO MISSED THE CALL TO SWITCH OVER TO TWR AND THE CAPT TOLD HIM TO SWITCH THE RADIO. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE APCH CHK, AND I THOUGHT HE HAD CALLED THEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE FINISHED THE APCH CHK, HE SAID 'NOW THE LNDG.' SO WE DID IT AND COMPLETED IT. AT 100 FT AGL, THE FO REALIZED HE NEVER CALLED THE TWR. THE GND CTLR ASKED IF 'RADAR' HAD CLRED US TO LAND. THE ANSWER HE GAVE WAS 'YES.'

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.