A D328 flight crew landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	496082
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other Other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	496082
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were operating aircraft in manual mode of pressurization (cabin). This manual method is a very sensitive and awkward procedure requiring a great deal of attention. We were handed off from approach after being given a visual approach to runway 16 in den and instructed to contact tower. Being busy with and distraction by the manual control of cabin pressurization, my first officer, who was the PNF, forgot to call tower for landing clearance. I also missed receiving landing clearance and landing without clearance. After landing, I realized what we had done (or what we had forgotten to do) and had my first officer contact the tower and ask the tower controller if there was a problem. Tower said there was no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A D328 FLC LWOC.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING ACFT IN MANUAL MODE OF PRESSURIZATION (CABIN). THIS MANUAL METHOD IS A VERY SENSITIVE AND AWKWARD PROC REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF ATTN. WE WERE HANDED OFF FROM APCH AFTER BEING GIVEN A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16 IN DEN AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TWR. BEING BUSY WITH AND DISTR BY THE MANUAL CTL OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION, MY FO, WHO WAS THE PNF, FORGOT TO CALL TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. I ALSO MISSED RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC AND LWOC. AFTER LNDG, I REALIZED WHAT WE HAD DONE (OR WHAT WE HAD FORGOTTEN TO DO) AND HAD MY FO CONTACT THE TWR AND ASK THE TWR CTLR IF THERE WAS A PROB. TWR SAID THERE WAS NO PROB.

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.