Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach. No other traffic on runway throughout our approach, or within 5 mi of our position while in-flight. Approach controller did not hand us off to tower. We realized this just after landing and turning off of runway. Thus, none of us were certain as to whether or not we actually received landing clearance. We contacted the tower (switched to tower frequency) after clearing runway and they told us to contact ground for taxi. They did not say anything else or imply by their tone over the radio that anything was amiss or that there was a problem, thus our uncertainty grew. Problem arose by our crew not noticing the lack of a handoff to the tower by approach control. The contributing factors were the lack of a handoff instruction from approach control. No traffic in the air or on our landing runway combined with clear daytime WX may have caused complacency in the cockpit during our approach and landing. It was discovered because no one talked to us immediately after clearing the runway and stopping. Looked at the radio panel and saw that we were still on approach frequency. It was at that point that we switched to tower frequency and contacted them who in turn instructed us to contact ground for taxi. Corrective actions: we debriefed at the gate. To prevent this occurrence in the future we decided as a crew to add 'cleared to land' to our standard company mandated callout at 1000 ft AGL of '1000 ft landing flaps 33 degrees/42 degrees set.' this of course provided that we are in fact cleared to land. I flew again with the same captain and got a chance to implement this corrective action. This change of callout should ensure cleared lndgs in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING L1011 INTO HNL FAILS TO CHANGE RADIO FREQ FROM APCH TO TWR RESULTING IN LNDG WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. NO OTHER TFC ON RWY THROUGHOUT OUR APCH, OR WITHIN 5 MI OF OUR POS WHILE INFLT. APCH CTLR DID NOT HAND US OFF TO TWR. WE REALIZED THIS JUST AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF OF RWY. THUS, NONE OF US WERE CERTAIN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC. WE CONTACTED THE TWR (SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ) AFTER CLRING RWY AND THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT GND FOR TAXI. THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ELSE OR IMPLY BY THEIR TONE OVER THE RADIO THAT ANYTHING WAS AMISS OR THAT THERE WAS A PROB, THUS OUR UNCERTAINTY GREW. PROB AROSE BY OUR CREW NOT NOTICING THE LACK OF A HDOF TO THE TWR BY APCH CTL. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF A HDOF INSTRUCTION FROM APCH CTL. NO TFC IN THE AIR OR ON OUR LNDG RWY COMBINED WITH CLR DAYTIME WX MAY HAVE CAUSED COMPLACENCY IN THE COCKPIT DURING OUR APCH AND LNDG. IT WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE NO ONE TALKED TO US IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND STOPPING. LOOKED AT THE RADIO PANEL AND SAW THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT WE SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND CONTACTED THEM WHO IN TURN INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT GND FOR TAXI. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: WE DEBRIEFED AT THE GATE. TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE IN THE FUTURE WE DECIDED AS A CREW TO ADD 'CLRED TO LAND' TO OUR STANDARD COMPANY MANDATED CALLOUT AT 1000 FT AGL OF '1000 FT LNDG FLAPS 33 DEGS/42 DEGS SET.' THIS OF COURSE PROVIDED THAT WE ARE IN FACT CLRED TO LAND. I FLEW AGAIN WITH THE SAME CAPT AND GOT A CHANCE TO IMPLEMENT THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS CHANGE OF CALLOUT SHOULD ENSURE CLRED LNDGS IN THE FUTURE.

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.