Part 135 single pilot cargo lands ric without landing clearance. C402C.

Attributes
ACN	447743
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rpll.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	447743
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a single pilot, part 135 cargo flight, I landed at richmond, va (ric), without a landing clearance. Visibility was down to 4-5 mi due to haze so I flew the ILS to runway 2. The approach and landing were uneventful. While rolling out I glanced at the radio to make sure that the ground control frequency was set in the standby side and realized that I was still on approach control frequency. I immediately switched to tower frequency and was advised to 'make the next left turn and contact ground control, point niner.' neither the tower nor the ground controller made any mention of the incident. Later, I contacted the tower via landline and was told that it was no problem. The tower controller had cleared me to land 'in the blind' as well as via the light gun. I don't know if I was told to contact tower and just didn't hear it or if the approach controller forgot to hand me off. Either way, I should have caught it. My mind was preoccupied during the entire approach. I had received the news (earlier that day) that a regional airline that I applied to had hired me and my mind was on that. Since the approach was flown in VFR conditions and the fact that it was a slow day traffic wise, I became complacent and had let my guard down. This could have been avoided by simply paying attention to the events at hand and not letting my mind wander.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PART 135 SINGLE PLT CARGO LANDS RIC WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. C402C.

Narrative: WHILE ON A SINGLE PLT, PART 135 CARGO FLT, I LANDED AT RICHMOND, VA (RIC), WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. VISIBILITY WAS DOWN TO 4-5 MI DUE TO HAZE SO I FLEW THE ILS TO RWY 2. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. WHILE ROLLING OUT I GLANCED AT THE RADIO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GND CTL FREQ WAS SET IN THE STANDBY SIDE AND REALIZED THAT I WAS STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND WAS ADVISED TO 'MAKE THE NEXT L TURN AND CONTACT GND CTL, POINT NINER.' NEITHER THE TWR NOR THE GND CTLR MADE ANY MENTION OF THE INCIDENT. LATER, I CONTACTED THE TWR VIA LANDLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO PROB. THE TWR CTLR HAD CLRED ME TO LAND 'IN THE BLIND' AS WELL AS VIA THE LIGHT GUN. I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AND JUST DIDN'T HEAR IT OR IF THE APCH CTLR FORGOT TO HAND ME OFF. EITHER WAY, I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. MY MIND WAS PREOCCUPIED DURING THE ENTIRE APCH. I HAD RECEIVED THE NEWS (EARLIER THAT DAY) THAT A REGIONAL AIRLINE THAT I APPLIED TO HAD HIRED ME AND MY MIND WAS ON THAT. SINCE THE APCH WAS FLOWN IN VFR CONDITIONS AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS A SLOW DAY TFC WISE, I BECAME COMPLACENT AND HAD LET MY GUARD DOWN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY SIMPLY PAYING ATTN TO THE EVENTS AT HAND AND NOT LETTING MY MIND WANDER.

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.