Air carrier crew sets frequency 1 digit off to contact tower for landing clearance. The result is a landing clearance from a neighboring airport and landing without clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	483390
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	483390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On approach to fll under mia approach control, we were advised of B727 traffic on 9 mi final and told to switch to fll tower on 118.3. First officer changed frequency to 118.3 while crew looked for B727 traffic. Traffic was never sighted. First officer checked in with tower and we were given clearance to land on runway 9L. After landing rollout, tower did not switch us to ground frequency, so first officer switched to ground frequency. Captain and first officer realized fll tower was 119.3 and that we had been given landing clearance by mia tower on 118.3. First officer relayed this information to fll ground. Fll ground stated this was not a problem since he knew we were there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW SETS FREQ 1 DIGIT OFF TO CONTACT TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. THE RESULT IS A LNDG CLRNC FROM A NEIGHBORING ARPT AND LWOC.

Narrative: ON APCH TO FLL UNDER MIA APCH CTL, WE WERE ADVISED OF B727 TFC ON 9 MI FINAL AND TOLD TO SWITCH TO FLL TWR ON 118.3. FO CHANGED FREQ TO 118.3 WHILE CREW LOOKED FOR B727 TFC. TFC WAS NEVER SIGHTED. FO CHKED IN WITH TWR AND WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 9L. AFTER LNDG ROLLOUT, TWR DID NOT SWITCH US TO GND FREQ, SO FO SWITCHED TO GND FREQ. CAPT AND FO REALIZED FLL TWR WAS 119.3 AND THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN LNDG CLRNC BY MIA TWR ON 118.3. FO RELAYED THIS INFO TO FLL GND. FLL GND STATED THIS WAS NOT A PROB SINCE HE KNEW WE WERE THERE.

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.