Runway incursion and landing without clearance when the PIC of a B737-200 fails to change frequency to the tower after turning final approach to hnl, hi.

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Attributes
ACN	540974
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl.tracon tower : hnl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	540974
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed while still on approach control frequency. Approach control did not switch us to tower. We were distracted by a twin-engine GA aircraft overflying the ILS approach path. Approach control advised us of the traffic just as it turned yellow on the TCASII and showed to be at the same altitude as we were. Approach control said the traffic was at '1 O'clock position.' it was actually at '11 O'clock position.' after locating this traffic (while turning from base to final around 2800 ft), we should have been switched from approach control to tower. After giving us the traffic there was silence on the frequency. The traffic was close and we got a TA on TCASII at 2800 ft. I was distracted because this particular controller makes many mistakes and has an 'attitude.' he often overreacts giving us unnecessary heading changes and much too slow speeds. If questioned, he has reacted with hostility in the past. After landing and turning off the runway I noticed we were on approach control frequency. There were no other aircraft landing or taking off at the time of our landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AND LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN THE PIC OF A B737-200 FAILS TO CHANGE FREQ TO THE TWR AFTER TURNING FINAL APCH TO HNL, HI.

Narrative: LANDED WHILE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. APCH CTL DID NOT SWITCH US TO TWR. WE WERE DISTRACTED BY A TWIN-ENG GA ACFT OVERFLYING THE ILS APCH PATH. APCH CTL ADVISED US OF THE TFC JUST AS IT TURNED YELLOW ON THE TCASII AND SHOWED TO BE AT THE SAME ALT AS WE WERE. APCH CTL SAID THE TFC WAS AT '1 O'CLOCK POS.' IT WAS ACTUALLY AT '11 O'CLOCK POS.' AFTER LOCATING THIS TFC (WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL AROUND 2800 FT), WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SWITCHED FROM APCH CTL TO TWR. AFTER GIVING US THE TFC THERE WAS SILENCE ON THE FREQ. THE TFC WAS CLOSE AND WE GOT A TA ON TCASII AT 2800 FT. I WAS DISTRACTED BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CTLR MAKES MANY MISTAKES AND HAS AN 'ATTITUDE.' HE OFTEN OVERREACTS GIVING US UNNECESSARY HEADING CHANGES AND MUCH TOO SLOW SPDS. IF QUESTIONED, HE HAS REACTED WITH HOSTILITY IN THE PAST. AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF THE RWY I NOTICED WE WERE ON APCH CTL FREQ. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT LNDG OR TAKING OFF AT THE TIME OF OUR LNDG.

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.