Flight crew of an embraer E120 landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	429440
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	429440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	429073
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On approach into rdu, we were assigned our runway and cleared for a visual approach at about 7 NM out. With the late runway assignment, we were rushed to complete our approach checklist and landing checklist. On 3-4 mi final, we had the 'doors' warning light and voice warning. We turned our attention to the 'cargo' door light on the overhead panel. After deciding that the cargo door would not be a factor, we returned our attention to the landing checklist and the landing itself. With the rush to complete checklists and the distraction of the warning light, we failed to realize that we had not been handed off to the tower. Upon landing, we contacted ground, and he inquired whether we had heard any tower xmissions. It was then that we realized that we had landed without a clearance. The captain spoke with the tower and approach controllers over the phone and was told that no conflicts had occurred. This chain of events proves that CRM can easily break down in busy conditions during critical phases of flight. In the future we will both certainly be more cognizant of maintaining situational awareness during abnormal sits. We will also be turning on the taxi light when cleared to land as a reminder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN EMBRAER E120 LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON APCH INTO RDU, WE WERE ASSIGNED OUR RWY AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AT ABOUT 7 NM OUT. WITH THE LATE RWY ASSIGNMENT, WE WERE RUSHED TO COMPLETE OUR APCH CHKLIST AND LNDG CHKLIST. ON 3-4 MI FINAL, WE HAD THE 'DOORS' WARNING LIGHT AND VOICE WARNING. WE TURNED OUR ATTN TO THE 'CARGO' DOOR LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. AFTER DECIDING THAT THE CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT BE A FACTOR, WE RETURNED OUR ATTN TO THE LNDG CHKLIST AND THE LNDG ITSELF. WITH THE RUSH TO COMPLETE CHKLISTS AND THE DISTR OF THE WARNING LIGHT, WE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN HANDED OFF TO THE TWR. UPON LNDG, WE CONTACTED GND, AND HE INQUIRED WHETHER WE HAD HEARD ANY TWR XMISSIONS. IT WAS THEN THAT WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC. THE CAPT SPOKE WITH THE TWR AND APCH CTLRS OVER THE PHONE AND WAS TOLD THAT NO CONFLICTS HAD OCCURRED. THIS CHAIN OF EVENTS PROVES THAT CRM CAN EASILY BREAK DOWN IN BUSY CONDITIONS DURING CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT. IN THE FUTURE WE WILL BOTH CERTAINLY BE MORE COGNIZANT OF MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING ABNORMAL SITS. WE WILL ALSO BE TURNING ON THE TAXI LIGHT WHEN CLRED TO LAND AS A REMINDER.

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.