A B737-500 flight crew lands without clearance at sna, ca.

Attributes
ACN	419340
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sna airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	419340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5600
ASRS Report	419226
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance 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:

Basic VFR conditions with slightly low visibility (3 mi). We told socal approach we could take a vector right to the OM (ILS runway 19R). The approach controller advised us that his vector would probably take us just inside the OM. We accepted that vector because we knew we would soon see the runway. At that time the approach controller handed us over to the tower controller. The captain and I found ourselves just a little busy configuring and adjusting the aircraft for this unexpected vector inside the OM. The aircraft was configured, all checklists complete for a stabilized approach and landing. Upon landing, we realized we had forgotten to switch over and notify the tower for our landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 FLC LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT SNA, CA.

Narrative: BASIC VFR CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY LOW VISIBILITY (3 MI). WE TOLD SOCAL APCH WE COULD TAKE A VECTOR RIGHT TO THE OM (ILS RWY 19R). THE APCH CTLR ADVISED US THAT HIS VECTOR WOULD PROBABLY TAKE US JUST INSIDE THE OM. WE ACCEPTED THAT VECTOR BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WOULD SOON SEE THE RWY. AT THAT TIME THE APCH CTLR HANDED US OVER TO THE TWR CTLR. THE CAPT AND I FOUND OURSELVES JUST A LITTLE BUSY CONFIGURING AND ADJUSTING THE ACFT FOR THIS UNEXPECTED VECTOR INSIDE THE OM. THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED, ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETE FOR A STABILIZED APCH AND LNDG. UPON LNDG, WE REALIZED WE HAD FORGOTTEN TO SWITCH OVER AND NOTIFY THE TWR FOR OUR LNDG CLRNC.

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.