A B737-400 flight crew landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	439660
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rsw.tracon
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	439660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared to intercept a 7 mi final to runway 6 at rsw. While programming the FMC to intercept the final at 7 mi and running the before landing checklist, we missed the controller's instruction to contact the tower. As I was late, we assumed the approach controller and tower controller were the same as it is not unusual late at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 FLC LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT A 7 MI FINAL TO RWY 6 AT RSW. WHILE PROGRAMMING THE FMC TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL AT 7 MI AND RUNNING THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST, WE MISSED THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTION TO CONTACT THE TWR. AS I WAS LATE, WE ASSUMED THE APCH CTLR AND TWR CTLR WERE THE SAME AS IT IS NOT UNUSUAL LATE AT NIGHT.

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.