Narrative:

Pvn approach, mbpv airport, final approach. Clear day with no other traffic in vicinity. We called field in sight approximately 23 mi out and were cleared visual approach by pvn approach. Controller requested that I call 3 mi on final. At 4 mi on final, autobrakes clicked off and EICAS messages autobrakes and antiskid appeared. Captain attempted to reset autobrakes and about the same time a slight sink developed over the water on short final further distracting crew. The sink was arrested and checklist called complete by captain and an uneventful stable approach and landing made. When crew asked for clearance to taxi back, the approach controller advised us that he did not clear us to land. We taxied back with no further incident. All checklists were accomplished during approach, however, landing clearance was obviously missed by both pilots. Captain was not flying, thus reading the challenge and response landing checklist, but due to a couple of distrs on final, missed the 3 mi call. That would have triggered the landing clearance. The checklist is never truly complete without the verbal landing clearance. Pvn approach 126.0 was also tower and ground combined this day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLC FORGETS TO CALL A 3 MI FINAL TO APCH CTL AND LANDS WITHOUT OBTAINING LNDG CLRNC AT MBPV, FO.

Narrative: PVN APCH, MBPV ARPT, FINAL APCH. CLR DAY WITH NO OTHER TFC IN VICINITY. WE CALLED FIELD IN SIGHT APPROX 23 MI OUT AND WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH BY PVN APCH. CTLR REQUESTED THAT I CALL 3 MI ON FINAL. AT 4 MI ON FINAL, AUTOBRAKES CLICKED OFF AND EICAS MESSAGES AUTOBRAKES AND ANTISKID APPEARED. CAPT ATTEMPTED TO RESET AUTOBRAKES AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME A SLIGHT SINK DEVELOPED OVER THE WATER ON SHORT FINAL FURTHER DISTRACTING CREW. THE SINK WAS ARRESTED AND CHKLIST CALLED COMPLETE BY CAPT AND AN UNEVENTFUL STABLE APCH AND LNDG MADE. WHEN CREW ASKED FOR CLRNC TO TAXI BACK, THE APCH CTLR ADVISED US THAT HE DID NOT CLR US TO LAND. WE TAXIED BACK WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED DURING APCH, HOWEVER, LNDG CLRNC WAS OBVIOUSLY MISSED BY BOTH PLTS. CAPT WAS NOT FLYING, THUS READING THE CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE LNDG CHKLIST, BUT DUE TO A COUPLE OF DISTRS ON FINAL, MISSED THE 3 MI CALL. THAT WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE LNDG CLRNC. THE CHKLIST IS NEVER TRULY COMPLETE WITHOUT THE VERBAL LNDG CLRNC. PVN APCH 126.0 WAS ALSO TWR AND GND COMBINED THIS DAY.

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.