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Flight crew of a B737-300 landed without clearance due to distraction of traffic watch and sun position reducing visibility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 840 |
| ASRS Report | 739599 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 10952 flight time type : 2572 |
| ASRS Report | 739597 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After reporting a heavy B777 in sight, captain (PNF) accepted a visual approach clearance. While on approach, I had difficulty maintaining visual with the traffic and airport because upon turning final for runway 24R, sun was low on the horizon, and reduced flight visibility due to glare. Although we were legal for approach, I became quite busy maintaining visual with preceding B777, as well as traffic on the south complex. While I was flying approach, we both became preoccupied on situation, and captain forgot to contact lax tower. After landing on runway 24R, socal said to contact lax tower. We both became fixated on the situation and although the captain forgot to call tower, I failed to xchk and back her up. Contributing factors were task overload, breakdown of CRM, and accepting a 'questionable' approach clearance. We should not have called the B777 in sight, and requested an ILS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-300 LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO DISTR OF TFC WATCH AND SUN POS REDUCING VISIBILITY.
Narrative: AFTER RPTING A HVY B777 IN SIGHT, CAPT (PNF) ACCEPTED A VISUAL APCH CLRNC. WHILE ON APCH, I HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING VISUAL WITH THE TFC AND ARPT BECAUSE UPON TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 24R, SUN WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON, AND REDUCED FLT VISIBILITY DUE TO GLARE. ALTHOUGH WE WERE LEGAL FOR APCH, I BECAME QUITE BUSY MAINTAINING VISUAL WITH PRECEDING B777, AS WELL AS TFC ON THE S COMPLEX. WHILE I WAS FLYING APCH, WE BOTH BECAME PREOCCUPIED ON SIT, AND CAPT FORGOT TO CONTACT LAX TWR. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 24R, SOCAL SAID TO CONTACT LAX TWR. WE BOTH BECAME FIXATED ON THE SIT AND ALTHOUGH THE CAPT FORGOT TO CALL TWR, I FAILED TO XCHK AND BACK HER UP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE TASK OVERLOAD, BREAKDOWN OF CRM, AND ACCEPTING A 'QUESTIONABLE' APCH CLRNC. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE CALLED THE B777 IN SIGHT, AND REQUESTED AN ILS.
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.