Medium large transport crew landing without clearance at mdw.

Attributes
ACN	499990
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower tower : gck.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 31c
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	499990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying the ILS to runway 31C. Approach turned us on localizer over OM. First officer was high and fast. I was preoccupied with helping him get slowed down and completely forgot to switch over to tower. Landing without clearance and realized mistake after turning off of runway. We switched to ground control and received taxi clearance to gate. Nothing was mentioned regarding this by ground control or us. This was 4TH leg of a 5 leg day, preceded by reduced rest the night before. Long delays all day due to ice storm in midwest. Fatigue may have contributed to mistake. To my knowledge, nobody has said anything about this. I am not sure if tower ever noticed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW LWOC AT MDW.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING THE ILS TO RWY 31C. APCH TURNED US ON LOC OVER OM. FO WAS HIGH AND FAST. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH HELPING HIM GET SLOWED DOWN AND COMPLETELY FORGOT TO SWITCH OVER TO TWR. LWOC AND REALIZED MISTAKE AFTER TURNING OFF OF RWY. WE SWITCHED TO GND CTL AND RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC TO GATE. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED REGARDING THIS BY GND CTL OR US. THIS WAS 4TH LEG OF A 5 LEG DAY, PRECEDED BY REDUCED REST THE NIGHT BEFORE. LONG DELAYS ALL DAY DUE TO ICE STORM IN MIDWEST. FATIGUE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MISTAKE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I AM NOT SURE IF TWR EVER NOTICED.

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.