A DH8B crew landed at lws without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	520686
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lws.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lws.tower artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	520686
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the PF en route from boi to lws. As we approached the airport, we got a visual approach clearance after picking up the airport at 35 NM and reporting an aircraft in front of us in sight. A few mins later, we were told radar service terminated and to contact lws tower. Upon contacting tower, we were told to report a 3 mi final for runway 29 and to follow the aircraft insight. This was not a usual approach and airport for the captain and myself, and we found ourselves high and fast on the approach. As we became very busy with our aircraft the 3 mi call never got called to the tower and we landed without a landing clearance. This is a good example of what can happen in a busy flight deck when a crew gets tunnel vision on what they are doing. We were all lucky that no other aircraft were in the area or at the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DH8B CREW LANDED AT LWS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF ENRTE FROM BOI TO LWS. AS WE APCHED THE ARPT, WE GOT A VISUAL APCH CLRNC AFTER PICKING UP THE ARPT AT 35 NM AND RPTING AN ACFT IN FRONT OF US IN SIGHT. A FEW MINS LATER, WE WERE TOLD RADAR SVC TERMINATED AND TO CONTACT LWS TWR. UPON CONTACTING TWR, WE WERE TOLD TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 29 AND TO FOLLOW THE ACFT INSIGHT. THIS WAS NOT A USUAL APCH AND ARPT FOR THE CAPT AND MYSELF, AND WE FOUND OURSELVES HIGH AND FAST ON THE APCH. AS WE BECAME VERY BUSY WITH OUR ACFT THE 3 MI CALL NEVER GOT CALLED TO THE TWR AND WE LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN A BUSY FLT DECK WHEN A CREW GETS TUNNEL VISION ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WE WERE ALL LUCKY THAT NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN THE AREA OR AT THE ARPT.

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.