A B757 flight crew lands with receiving landing clearance while not on tower frequency at sfo, ca.

Attributes
ACN	505100
Time
Date	200103
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 28r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : holding ground : taxi landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : charted visual arrival star : quiet bride
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 450 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	505100
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 non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We landed runway 28R at sfo without hearing landing clearance from sfo tower. We held short of runway 28L and tower cleared us to cross runway 28L and contact ground control. We were cleared to the gate (runway 25) with no further instructions/requests. A moderate tailwind on approach (quiet bridge visual to runway 28R) caused us to have a bit too much energy and we focused on assuring we were 'stable' at 500 ft AGL. While I am 100% responsible for this situation, had the approach controller 'turned us over' to the tower controller, this probably would not have happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLC LANDS WITH RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC WHILE NOT ON TWR FREQ AT SFO, CA.

Narrative: WE LANDED RWY 28R AT SFO WITHOUT HEARING LNDG CLRNC FROM SFO TWR. WE HELD SHORT OF RWY 28L AND TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 28L AND CONTACT GND CTL. WE WERE CLRED TO THE GATE (RWY 25) WITH NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS/REQUESTS. A MODERATE TAILWIND ON APCH (QUIET BRIDGE VISUAL TO RWY 28R) CAUSED US TO HAVE A BIT TOO MUCH ENERGY AND WE FOCUSED ON ASSURING WE WERE 'STABLE' AT 500 FT AGL. WHILE I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SIT, HAD THE APCH CTLR 'TURNED US OVER' TO THE TWR CTLR, THIS PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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.