MD80 crew landing without clearance at lax.

Attributes
ACN	511680
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.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	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	511680
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crossing santa monica, we were asked by approach control whether we had a visual on the field. We indicated that we had the visual and were subsequently cleared for the visual behind the traffic on the straight-in. Having received a late descent, we were approximately 5000 ft over the freeway. We were told to turn to a heading of 160 degrees and further traffic was called out for the south complex. We were asked if we still had a visual on the field. Because of the low sun angle, we were unable to see the airport. We were then told to turn right to 220 degrees, maintain 2500 ft until established, cleared the ILS runway 24R. We were high and fast on approach that we believed was going to be in visual conditions. We apparently missed the radio transmission to go to tower. We landed and rolled out to taxiway and after several attempts, successfully contacted tower. We then proceeded to the gate without further incident. Contributing to our problems were the late descent, the change in visibility due to the low sun angle and haze. While successfully aviating and navigating the approach, we failed to communicate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW LWOC AT LAX.

Narrative: XING SANTA MONICA, WE WERE ASKED BY APCH CTL WHETHER WE HAD A VISUAL ON THE FIELD. WE INDICATED THAT WE HAD THE VISUAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL BEHIND THE TFC ON THE STRAIGHT-IN. HAVING RECEIVED A LATE DSCNT, WE WERE APPROX 5000 FT OVER THE FREEWAY. WE WERE TOLD TO TURN TO A HDG OF 160 DEGS AND FURTHER TFC WAS CALLED OUT FOR THE S COMPLEX. WE WERE ASKED IF WE STILL HAD A VISUAL ON THE FIELD. BECAUSE OF THE LOW SUN ANGLE, WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE ARPT. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO TURN R TO 220 DEGS, MAINTAIN 2500 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED, CLRED THE ILS RWY 24R. WE WERE HIGH AND FAST ON APCH THAT WE BELIEVED WAS GOING TO BE IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. WE APPARENTLY MISSED THE RADIO XMISSION TO GO TO TWR. WE LANDED AND ROLLED OUT TO TXWY AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED TWR. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRIBUTING TO OUR PROBS WERE THE LATE DSCNT, THE CHANGE IN VISIBILITY DUE TO THE LOW SUN ANGLE AND HAZE. WHILE SUCCESSFULLY AVIATING AND NAVING THE APCH, WE FAILED TO COMMUNICATE.

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.