Non compliance with sterile cockpit procedures leads to landing clearance confusion.

Attributes
ACN	476920
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	476920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the captain on a flight from phx to den. The flight was full. We had a jump seat from another airline. The jump seater was asking question on final approach, the tower didn't hear our acknowledgment of a clearance to land. It is so important to advise jump seater of the sterile cockpit rule below 10000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON COMPLIANCE WITH STERILE COCKPIT PROCS LEADS TO LNDG CLRNC CONFUSION.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON A FLT FROM PHX TO DEN. THE FLT WAS FULL. WE HAD A JUMP SEAT FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE. THE JUMP SEATER WAS ASKING QUESTION ON FINAL APCH, THE TWR DIDN'T HEAR OUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A CLRNC TO LAND. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ADVISE JUMP SEATER OF THE STERILE COCKPIT RULE BELOW 10000 FT.

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.