CL65 crew landed mco without a landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	532358
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 4075 flight time type : 1270
ASRS Report	532358
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for visual approach to mco runway 17. Approach did not issue a specific landing clearance, or hand us off to the tower. After landing, we realized that we had not talked to tower, but approach control did not seem to mind, and handed us off to ground. Causes include a tired flight crew at the end of a long day, and the failure of approach control to initiate a handoff. It is possible that approach cleared us to land, but it was lost in the radio communications. Flcs must be alert for this situation, and verify with ATC that they are cleared to land. Also, ATC must be aware of who they have cleared for the approach, and cleared to land. This is especially important when crews and controllers are nearing the end of a long shift, and fatigue may be setting in. I have added another line to my personal checks that verifies clearance to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW LANDED MCO WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO MCO RWY 17. APCH DID NOT ISSUE A SPECIFIC LNDG CLRNC, OR HAND US OFF TO THE TWR. AFTER LNDG, WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD NOT TALKED TO TWR, BUT APCH CTL DID NOT SEEM TO MIND, AND HANDED US OFF TO GND. CAUSES INCLUDE A TIRED FLC AT THE END OF A LONG DAY, AND THE FAILURE OF APCH CTL TO INITIATE A HDOF. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT APCH CLRED US TO LAND, BUT IT WAS LOST IN THE RADIO COMS. FLCS MUST BE ALERT FOR THIS SIT, AND VERIFY WITH ATC THAT THEY ARE CLRED TO LAND. ALSO, ATC MUST BE AWARE OF WHO THEY HAVE CLRED FOR THE APCH, AND CLRED TO LAND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN CREWS AND CTLRS ARE NEARING THE END OF A LONG SHIFT, AND FATIGUE MAY BE SETTING IN. I HAVE ADDED ANOTHER LINE TO MY PERSONAL CHKS THAT VERIFIES CLRNC TO LAND.

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.