B777 landed at lax without appropriate landing clearance from control tower.

Attributes
ACN	424275
Time
Date	199901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
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	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	424275
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	425063
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
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was receiving my IOE between iah and lax on the B777. The approach controller slowed us down rather late, so I was 2 dots high on GS, trying to slow down and get it down. The captain (IOE instructor) was too occupied observing my flying, so he forgot to switch to tower and get landing clearance. We noticed the error when we turned off at the high speed taxiway and I handled the radios. We then switched back to tower and he was trying to get a hold of us to cross runway 25R. Nobody ever challenged us about our oversight. I believe the fact that the captain and I were very low time on this new jet contributed to problem. Corrective action: no 2 low time pilots on high tech airplane should never fly together -- no exceptions!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 LANDED AT LAX WITHOUT APPROPRIATE LNDG CLRNC FROM CTL TWR.

Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING MY IOE BTWN IAH AND LAX ON THE B777. THE APCH CTLR SLOWED US DOWN RATHER LATE, SO I WAS 2 DOTS HIGH ON GS, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND GET IT DOWN. THE CAPT (IOE INSTRUCTOR) WAS TOO OCCUPIED OBSERVING MY FLYING, SO HE FORGOT TO SWITCH TO TWR AND GET LNDG CLRNC. WE NOTICED THE ERROR WHEN WE TURNED OFF AT THE HIGH SPD TXWY AND I HANDLED THE RADIOS. WE THEN SWITCHED BACK TO TWR AND HE WAS TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF US TO CROSS RWY 25R. NOBODY EVER CHALLENGED US ABOUT OUR OVERSIGHT. I BELIEVE THE FACT THAT THE CAPT AND I WERE VERY LOW TIME ON THIS NEW JET CONTRIBUTED TO PROB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NO 2 LOW TIME PLTS ON HIGH TECH AIRPLANE SHOULD NEVER FLY TOGETHER -- NO EXCEPTIONS!

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.