Flight crew of a B757 landed without clearance due to distraction after approach controller instruction to contact tower after a delay in their approach.

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Attributes
ACN	462314
Time
Date	200002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	462314
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	462140
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio setting other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Completed a landing at lax without talking to the control tower. Unfamiliar with an east landing at lax and new to the aircraft. We were held high on approach and close in to the runway to follow another B757 when we had him in sight. We were rushed to find the traffic, get on profile, and configure the aircraft for landing -- and somewhere after being cleared for the visual approach, failed to call the tower. It was not discovered until clearing the runway and attempting to contact ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO DISTR AFTER APCH CTLR INSTRUCTION TO CONTACT TWR AFTER A DELAY IN THEIR APCH.

Narrative: COMPLETED A LNDG AT LAX WITHOUT TALKING TO THE CTL TWR. UNFAMILIAR WITH AN E LNDG AT LAX AND NEW TO THE ACFT. WE WERE HELD HIGH ON APCH AND CLOSE IN TO THE RWY TO FOLLOW ANOTHER B757 WHEN WE HAD HIM IN SIGHT. WE WERE RUSHED TO FIND THE TFC, GET ON PROFILE, AND CONFIGURE THE ACFT FOR LNDG -- AND SOMEWHERE AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH, FAILED TO CALL THE TWR. IT WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL CLRING THE RWY AND ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT GND CTL.

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.