A DA10 cpr flight landing without clearance at hut, ks.

Attributes
ACN	535414
Time
Date	200201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	EMB-110 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	535414
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The day started out ok, except for the headwinds (180+ KTS). We were 15 mins late for our scheduled arrival. About 25 NM out, we located the airport. Ict approach cleared us for the visual runway 31 and contact tower. We contacted tower at 18 mi and he told us to call on a 2 mi final and that there was a 'small flock of large birds' to the left of the runway, headed northeast. Configuring the aircraft was completed and I started to try to find the birds (our operation had a substantial bird strike 3 yrs ago). I asked my copilot if he had the birds. He thought he did, but then lost them. Normal cockpit callouts were made. Upon touchdown I thought I had a fairly descent landing. On taxi in, the tower asked us to call. I knew immediately we had missed the 2 mi call. The tower was called and he stated we landed without a clearance (which we knew). He said he had left the tower to use the bathroom and was planning on using our 2 mi call as his notice to come back up. When he returned to the tower, we were clearing the runway. We apologized, he apologized, and he stated he wouldn't report the incident. Our new 500 ft callout is '500 ft to airport/minimums cleared to land,' or 'not cleared to land' as appropriate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DA10 CPR FLT LWOC AT HUT, KS.

Narrative: THE DAY STARTED OUT OK, EXCEPT FOR THE HEADWINDS (180+ KTS). WE WERE 15 MINS LATE FOR OUR SCHEDULED ARR. ABOUT 25 NM OUT, WE LOCATED THE ARPT. ICT APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL RWY 31 AND CONTACT TWR. WE CONTACTED TWR AT 18 MI AND HE TOLD US TO CALL ON A 2 MI FINAL AND THAT THERE WAS A 'SMALL FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS' TO THE L OF THE RWY, HEADED NE. CONFIGURING THE ACFT WAS COMPLETED AND I STARTED TO TRY TO FIND THE BIRDS (OUR OP HAD A SUBSTANTIAL BIRD STRIKE 3 YRS AGO). I ASKED MY COPLT IF HE HAD THE BIRDS. HE THOUGHT HE DID, BUT THEN LOST THEM. NORMAL COCKPIT CALLOUTS WERE MADE. UPON TOUCHDOWN I THOUGHT I HAD A FAIRLY DESCENT LNDG. ON TAXI IN, THE TWR ASKED US TO CALL. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WE HAD MISSED THE 2 MI CALL. THE TWR WAS CALLED AND HE STATED WE LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC (WHICH WE KNEW). HE SAID HE HAD LEFT THE TWR TO USE THE BATHROOM AND WAS PLANNING ON USING OUR 2 MI CALL AS HIS NOTICE TO COME BACK UP. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE TWR, WE WERE CLRING THE RWY. WE APOLOGIZED, HE APOLOGIZED, AND HE STATED HE WOULDN'T RPT THE INCIDENT. OUR NEW 500 FT CALLOUT IS '500 FT TO ARPT/MINIMUMS CLRED TO LAND,' OR 'NOT CLRED TO LAND' AS APPROPRIATE.

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.