EMB120 flight crew landing without clearance at fll, fl.

Attributes
ACN	490420
Time
Date	200010
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	490420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

We checked in with miami approach and were told to expect ILS runway 9L at fll international. We set up and briefed the approach as a visual backed up with the ILS. After an initial heading to join the localizer we were asked to slow to 150 KTS. We were following a B1900, and to call the airport in sight. We slowed and called the airport in sight. We also were able to see the BE1900 on the TCASII and visually. We were then asked to slow to final approach speed as we were still gaining on the BE1900. We were starting to have a hard time seeing the other aircraft due to the background of ground lights. The before landing check was done. We were really struggling to see the B1900 at this time. It was just clearing the runway, we did final check, touched down and rolled off at our normal spot. First officer then realized he had not been on tower frequency as it was still in standby. When we switched frequency the tower advised us to taxi to gate with him and asked if we heard him calling us on final. Nether the first officer, or myself remember the approach controller telling us to go to tower frequency. Both of us were focused on watching the other traffic we forgot to initial the xfer of the radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 FLC LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC AT FLL, FL.

Narrative: WE CHKED IN WITH MIAMI APCH AND WERE TOLD TO EXPECT ILS RWY 9L AT FLL INTL. WE SET UP AND BRIEFED THE APCH AS A VISUAL BACKED UP WITH THE ILS. AFTER AN INITIAL HEADING TO JOIN THE LOC WE WERE ASKED TO SLOW TO 150 KTS. WE WERE FOLLOWING A B1900, AND TO CALL THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE SLOWED AND CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO SEE THE BE1900 ON THE TCASII AND VISUALLY. WE WERE THEN ASKED TO SLOW TO FINAL APCH SPD AS WE WERE STILL GAINING ON THE BE1900. WE WERE STARTING TO HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING THE OTHER ACFT DUE TO THE BACKGROUND OF GND LIGHTS. THE BEFORE LNDG CHK WAS DONE. WE WERE REALLY STRUGGLING TO SEE THE B1900 AT THIS TIME. IT WAS JUST CLRING THE RWY, WE DID FINAL CHK, TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OFF AT OUR NORMAL SPOT. FO THEN REALIZED HE HAD NOT BEEN ON TWR FREQ AS IT WAS STILL IN STANDBY. WHEN WE SWITCHED FREQ THE TWR ADVISED US TO TAXI TO GATE WITH HIM AND ASKED IF WE HEARD HIM CALLING US ON FINAL. NETHER THE FO, OR MYSELF REMEMBER THE APCH CTLR TELLING US TO GO TO TWR FREQ. BOTH OF US WERE FOCUSED ON WATCHING THE OTHER TFC WE FORGOT TO INITIAL THE XFER OF THE RADIO.

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.