Light transport commuter lands mlu without proper clearance.

Attributes
ACN	445070
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2040 flight time type : 720
ASRS Report	445070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled flight from iah to mlu. When we were handed off from ZHU to monroe approach, we noticed they were conducting training with a new controller. We continued on in, and were held at a high altitude until cleared for the approach. Between getting down and configuring the aircraft for landing, we never received or asked for a handoff to tower. We subsequently landed without a landing clearance. No conflicts arose with other traffic. We landed, cleared the runway, and were told to contact tower. We did and their reply was to 'not worry about it.' contributing factors for us were getting busy all at once, from being held up high and having to configure. Also the controllers preoccupied with the trainee. From now on there are 2 switches that I use to remind me -- one on when cleared for the approach, and the other on when cleared to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER LANDS MLU WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC.

Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT FROM IAH TO MLU. WHEN WE WERE HANDED OFF FROM ZHU TO MONROE APCH, WE NOTICED THEY WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING WITH A NEW CTLR. WE CONTINUED ON IN, AND WERE HELD AT A HIGH ALT UNTIL CLRED FOR THE APCH. BTWN GETTING DOWN AND CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR LNDG, WE NEVER RECEIVED OR ASKED FOR A HDOF TO TWR. WE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. NO CONFLICTS AROSE WITH OTHER TFC. WE LANDED, CLRED THE RWY, AND WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR. WE DID AND THEIR REPLY WAS TO 'NOT WORRY ABOUT IT.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR US WERE GETTING BUSY ALL AT ONCE, FROM BEING HELD UP HIGH AND HAVING TO CONFIGURE. ALSO THE CTLRS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE TRAINEE. FROM NOW ON THERE ARE 2 SWITCHES THAT I USE TO REMIND ME -- ONE ON WHEN CLRED FOR THE APCH, AND THE OTHER ON WHEN CLRED TO LAND.

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.