Flight crew of a C650 landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	440809
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III, VI, VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	440809
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for a visual approach to mke we were told to contact the final controller. The controller pointed out the traffic we were to follow. We said we had the traffic in sight. He then cleared us for the visual. The controller never told us to contact tower. We are also not sure if he had cleared us to land. When we landed, I keyed the microphone to let the controller know that we were clear of the runway. He then told us we were still on the approach frequency. Routinely the milwaukee controllers use 1 frequency or 1 controller for all approach, departure, tower, and ground at night or early in the morning. Without him telling us to contact tower we assumed he was working both frequencys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A C650 LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO MKE WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE FINAL CTLR. THE CTLR POINTED OUT THE TFC WE WERE TO FOLLOW. WE SAID WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. HE THEN CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL. THE CTLR NEVER TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR. WE ARE ALSO NOT SURE IF HE HAD CLRED US TO LAND. WHEN WE LANDED, I KEYED THE MIKE TO LET THE CTLR KNOW THAT WE WERE CLR OF THE RWY. HE THEN TOLD US WE WERE STILL ON THE APCH FREQ. ROUTINELY THE MILWAUKEE CTLRS USE 1 FREQ OR 1 CTLR FOR ALL APCH, DEP, TWR, AND GND AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING. WITHOUT HIM TELLING US TO CONTACT TWR WE ASSUMED HE WAS WORKING BOTH FREQS.

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.