An air carrier flight crew flying a B737 lands at sfo without a landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	488410
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : profile descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 22300 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	488410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	487703
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for the quiet bridge visual to runway 28R (sfo), by approach control. The first officer was flying and I was monitoring the approach. At about 1000 ft AGL we were parallel with the air carrier and very close. I had gone to TA with the TCASII so we wouldn't get a nuisance alert. The wind was blowing from the northwest about 20 KTS and I was making sure we didn't get blown toward the other aircraft. We never heard approach send us over to tower. As soon as we touched down, I realized we were still on approach's frequency, and switched. Tower just told us to hold short of runway 28L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B737 LANDS AT SFO WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: CLRED FOR THE QUIET BRIDGE VISUAL TO RWY 28R (SFO), BY APCH CTL. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I WAS MONITORING THE APCH. AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL WE WERE PARALLEL WITH THE ACR AND VERY CLOSE. I HAD GONE TO TA WITH THE TCASII SO WE WOULDN'T GET A NUISANCE ALERT. THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE NW ABOUT 20 KTS AND I WAS MAKING SURE WE DIDN'T GET BLOWN TOWARD THE OTHER ACFT. WE NEVER HEARD APCH SEND US OVER TO TWR. AS SOON AS WE TOUCHED DOWN, I REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH'S FREQ, AND SWITCHED. TWR JUST TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L.

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.