EMB120 crew landed without clearance at smx.

Attributes
ACN	477302
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smx.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 410
ASRS Report	477302
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	476850
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On runway 21 ILS to smx, crew recalls contacting tower and then tower instructing crew to report the OM inbound and cleared to land. Crew rogered and proceeded with the approach to minimums with an uneventful landing. After landing, smx tower mentioned that the crew forgot to report the OM inbound. Upon receiving departure clearance for return to lax, tower also mentioned that the crew had landed without clearance. Contributing factors and human performance considerations: although stabilized on the approach, the crew may have been task saturated and forgot to report the OM inbound. Both the PF and PNF were under the impression that the landing clearance was given with the initial call-up and instructions to report the OM inbound. PNF stated 'cleared to land' when PF called '500 ft to minimums' in accordance with company SOP. The PF agreed with the 'cleared to land' callout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 CREW LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC AT SMX.

Narrative: ON RWY 21 ILS TO SMX, CREW RECALLS CONTACTING TWR AND THEN TWR INSTRUCTING CREW TO RPT THE OM INBOUND AND CLRED TO LAND. CREW ROGERED AND PROCEEDED WITH THE APCH TO MINIMUMS WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. AFTER LNDG, SMX TWR MENTIONED THAT THE CREW FORGOT TO RPT THE OM INBOUND. UPON RECEIVING DEP CLRNC FOR RETURN TO LAX, TWR ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CREW HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: ALTHOUGH STABILIZED ON THE APCH, THE CREW MAY HAVE BEEN TASK SATURATED AND FORGOT TO RPT THE OM INBOUND. BOTH THE PF AND PNF WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE LNDG CLRNC WAS GIVEN WITH THE INITIAL CALL-UP AND INSTRUCTIONS TO RPT THE OM INBOUND. PNF STATED 'CLRED TO LAND' WHEN PF CALLED '500 FT TO MINIMUMS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY SOP. THE PF AGREED WITH THE 'CLRED TO LAND' CALLOUT.

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.