Narrative:

We were cleared for the visual approach from peoria for runway 20 in bloomington. We were then handed over to bloomington tower approximately 8 mi out. The tower controller asked us to call a 2 mi final fix for runway 20. As PF, it is my duty to fly the aircraft. As PNF, the captain runs the checklist and handles all communications. At 20 mi out, I asked for the descent checklist which was done, then at 10 mi out, I asked for the approach checklist which then was done. At about 5 mi out, I asked for the before landing checklist so we started configuring to land. By the time we were configured to land we were inside the 2 mi fix and now involved in making standard profile callouts which are done by the PNF. These callouts include items such as altitudes, airspds, and course deviations. The captain, which was the PNF, involved in these tasks forgot to call the 2 mi final fix. I then continued and landed the airplane on runway 20 and the instant the wheels touched the runway, the controller saw us and said 'oh! Flight XXX, I see you are on the runway, cleared to land.' the captain then replied, 'oh, I am sorry, I forgot to call the 2 mi final.' the event was uneventful, but I think some factors leading up to this mistake were such things as: 1) attention by both pilots divided into running checklists, making callouts and flying the aircraft. 2) landing at an airport with no radar because we fly in radar coverage most of the time and we don't have to make 2 mi final calls. So just doing things that are out of our normal habit patterns I feel was a partial cause. 3) lack of situational awareness by both of us. 4) not being totally involved in the xchking of each other's duties in the cockpit. I feel that if the captain missed the call, I should have caught the mistake. 5) complacency on both our parts by taking for granted that every time we hit the FAF we are cleared to land. This was the first time the captain and I have flown together so we weren't familiar with each other, or familiar with each other's habits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT CREW LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH FROM PEORIA FOR RWY 20 IN BLOOMINGTON. WE WERE THEN HANDED OVER TO BLOOMINGTON TWR APPROX 8 MI OUT. THE TWR CTLR ASKED US TO CALL A 2 MI FINAL FIX FOR RWY 20. AS PF, IT IS MY DUTY TO FLY THE ACFT. AS PNF, THE CAPT RUNS THE CHKLIST AND HANDLES ALL COMS. AT 20 MI OUT, I ASKED FOR THE DSCNT CHKLIST WHICH WAS DONE, THEN AT 10 MI OUT, I ASKED FOR THE APCH CHKLIST WHICH THEN WAS DONE. AT ABOUT 5 MI OUT, I ASKED FOR THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST SO WE STARTED CONFIGURING TO LAND. BY THE TIME WE WERE CONFIGURED TO LAND WE WERE INSIDE THE 2 MI FIX AND NOW INVOLVED IN MAKING STANDARD PROFILE CALLOUTS WHICH ARE DONE BY THE PNF. THESE CALLOUTS INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS ALTS, AIRSPDS, AND COURSE DEVS. THE CAPT, WHICH WAS THE PNF, INVOLVED IN THESE TASKS FORGOT TO CALL THE 2 MI FINAL FIX. I THEN CONTINUED AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RWY 20 AND THE INSTANT THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE RWY, THE CTLR SAW US AND SAID 'OH! FLT XXX, I SEE YOU ARE ON THE RWY, CLRED TO LAND.' THE CAPT THEN REPLIED, 'OH, I AM SORRY, I FORGOT TO CALL THE 2 MI FINAL.' THE EVENT WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT I THINK SOME FACTORS LEADING UP TO THIS MISTAKE WERE SUCH THINGS AS: 1) ATTN BY BOTH PLTS DIVIDED INTO RUNNING CHKLISTS, MAKING CALLOUTS AND FLYING THE ACFT. 2) LNDG AT AN ARPT WITH NO RADAR BECAUSE WE FLY IN RADAR COVERAGE MOST OF THE TIME AND WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE 2 MI FINAL CALLS. SO JUST DOING THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR NORMAL HABIT PATTERNS I FEEL WAS A PARTIAL CAUSE. 3) LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY BOTH OF US. 4) NOT BEING TOTALLY INVOLVED IN THE XCHKING OF EACH OTHER'S DUTIES IN THE COCKPIT. I FEEL THAT IF THE CAPT MISSED THE CALL, I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE. 5) COMPLACENCY ON BOTH OUR PARTS BY TAKING FOR GRANTED THAT EVERY TIME WE HIT THE FAF WE ARE CLRED TO LAND. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAPT AND I HAVE FLOWN TOGETHER SO WE WEREN'T FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER, OR FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER'S HABITS.

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.