B737-200 on approach to bos lands without landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	418890
Time
Date	199811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bos airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	418890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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	other

Narrative:

We were talking to bos approach and were cleared for the visual approach to runway 27 at bos. There was typical amount of traffic being worked by approach and they did not tell us to contact the tower. After landing and taxiing clear of runway 27, I asked if I should stay on that frequency or go to ground and then realized I was still with approach control. He told us to contact tower and when doing so, tower asked if we had heard any previous radio calls. We said no, and he switched us to ground frequency. No conflicts were mentioned. Even though I was flying and it was the captain's responsibility for ATC, it is reinforced to me the absolute necessity to make sure all responsibilities are accounted for, even when second in command.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 ON APCH TO BOS LANDS WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE TALKING TO BOS APCH AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27 AT BOS. THERE WAS TYPICAL AMOUNT OF TFC BEING WORKED BY APCH AND THEY DID NOT TELL US TO CONTACT THE TWR. AFTER LNDG AND TAXIING CLR OF RWY 27, I ASKED IF I SHOULD STAY ON THAT FREQ OR GO TO GND AND THEN REALIZED I WAS STILL WITH APCH CTL. HE TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR AND WHEN DOING SO, TWR ASKED IF WE HAD HEARD ANY PREVIOUS RADIO CALLS. WE SAID NO, AND HE SWITCHED US TO GND FREQ. NO CONFLICTS WERE MENTIONED. EVEN THOUGH I WAS FLYING AND IT WAS THE CAPT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATC, IT IS REINFORCED TO ME THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY TO MAKE SURE ALL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR, EVEN WHEN SECOND IN COMMAND.

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.