LJ55 crew landing without clearance at ues.

Attributes
ACN	567152
Time
Date	200212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ves.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 55
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	567152
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	568194
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After completing a part 91 IFR cpr flight from sus to ues, we were being vectored for the ILS runway 10 in ues. After being cleared for the approach and contacting the tower, we were told to call 'wauca inbound.' approaching the fix, we started descending below the clouds and the first officer called the approach lights in sight. An instant later, he called 'runway in sight' and I xferred to visual flight. The runway appeared contaminated with snow and I briefed on contaminated landing. We asked the tower prior to approach and was told braking action 'fair,' however, no NOTAMS were published. Upon landing, the tower advised us we had forgotten to call at 'wauca' and implied we landed without clearance. We, as a crew, were not fully prepared for the runway conditions nor were the conditions reported properly for us or for some arrs to follow (no NOTAMS). We should have been more vigilant to the radio work at hand and done a missed approach if we were not fully prepared for the conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ55 CREW LWOC AT UES.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING A PART 91 IFR CPR FLT FROM SUS TO UES, WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 10 IN UES. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH AND CONTACTING THE TWR, WE WERE TOLD TO CALL 'WAUCA INBOUND.' APCHING THE FIX, WE STARTED DSNDING BELOW THE CLOUDS AND THE FO CALLED THE APCH LIGHTS IN SIGHT. AN INSTANT LATER, HE CALLED 'RWY IN SIGHT' AND I XFERRED TO VISUAL FLT. THE RWY APPEARED CONTAMINATED WITH SNOW AND I BRIEFED ON CONTAMINATED LNDG. WE ASKED THE TWR PRIOR TO APCH AND WAS TOLD BRAKING ACTION 'FAIR,' HOWEVER, NO NOTAMS WERE PUBLISHED. UPON LNDG, THE TWR ADVISED US WE HAD FORGOTTEN TO CALL AT 'WAUCA' AND IMPLIED WE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. WE, AS A CREW, WERE NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR THE RWY CONDITIONS NOR WERE THE CONDITIONS RPTED PROPERLY FOR US OR FOR SOME ARRS TO FOLLOW (NO NOTAMS). WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT TO THE RADIO WORK AT HAND AND DONE A MISSED APCH IF WE WERE NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR THE CONDITIONS.

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.