Narrative:

It was the last leg of my third day off IOE as a captain. I was the PF. As we approached mry, we were cleared for the ILS runway 10R approach via radar vectors. The WX was approximately 900 ft overcast with good visibility below the clouds. There was discussion during the approach about the GS, which seemed to have a 'bounce' on my side. As we entered the flare, I realized I hadn't heard a landing clearance. Being unfamiliar to the mountainous terrain around mry, I decided to land the aircraft. We realized the #1 radio was still tuned to approach. The controller (who was working all frequencys) was barely audible so the first officer switched to tower. The controller was clearing us to taxi to the gate. The first officer was more familiar with the airport and explained that there is a point after which we can't hear the approach frequency. If we didn't change to tower we wouldn't have heard our landing clearance. Better diligence during the approach would have prevented this situation. Each time I fly into mry, I request to be switched to tower so this doesn't happen again.

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Title: FLC MISSES FREQ CHANGE AND LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT ARPT THAT HAS FREQ RECEPTION DEAD SPOTS BECAUSE OF TERRAIN.

Narrative: IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF MY THIRD DAY OFF IOE AS A CAPT. I WAS THE PF. AS WE APCHED MRY, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 10R APCH VIA RADAR VECTORS. THE WX WAS APPROX 900 FT OVCST WITH GOOD VISIBILITY BELOW THE CLOUDS. THERE WAS DISCUSSION DURING THE APCH ABOUT THE GS, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE A 'BOUNCE' ON MY SIDE. AS WE ENTERED THE FLARE, I REALIZED I HADN'T HEARD A LNDG CLRNC. BEING UNFAMILIAR TO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AROUND MRY, I DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT. WE REALIZED THE #1 RADIO WAS STILL TUNED TO APCH. THE CTLR (WHO WAS WORKING ALL FREQS) WAS BARELY AUDIBLE SO THE FO SWITCHED TO TWR. THE CTLR WAS CLRING US TO TAXI TO THE GATE. THE FO WAS MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A POINT AFTER WHICH WE CAN'T HEAR THE APCH FREQ. IF WE DIDN'T CHANGE TO TWR WE WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD OUR LNDG CLRNC. BETTER DILIGENCE DURING THE APCH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT. EACH TIME I FLY INTO MRY, I REQUEST TO BE SWITCHED TO TWR SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.