Flight crew of A320 landed ord without landing clearance following unstabilized approach.

Attributes
ACN	579354
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	579354
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Vectored to intercept final for visual runway 4R at O'hare, outside rekks, with runway in sight. Upon turning final at 4000 ft, the first officer (PF) mentioned to me that he had about 25 KTS of tailwind. We had already slowed to 180 KTS, and the gear was lowered and speed brake deployed to increase the descent rate. We became preoccupied with flying the aircraft back to the approach profile within stabilized approach criteria and missed the switch to tower frequency at rekks. I noticed that we were still on approach control frequency on the landing rollout and called tower. The runway was clear, but we did land without clearance. The PNF did not comply with SOP while trying to assist the PF with this approach and the unexpected tailwind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF A320 LANDED ORD WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC FOLLOWING UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: VECTORED TO INTERCEPT FINAL FOR VISUAL RWY 4R AT O'HARE, OUTSIDE REKKS, WITH RWY IN SIGHT. UPON TURNING FINAL AT 4000 FT, THE FO (PF) MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD ABOUT 25 KTS OF TAILWIND. WE HAD ALREADY SLOWED TO 180 KTS, AND THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND SPD BRAKE DEPLOYED TO INCREASE THE DSCNT RATE. WE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH FLYING THE ACFT BACK TO THE APCH PROFILE WITHIN STABILIZED APCH CRITERIA AND MISSED THE SWITCH TO TWR FREQ AT REKKS. I NOTICED THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT AND CALLED TWR. THE RWY WAS CLR, BUT WE DID LAND WITHOUT CLRNC. THE PNF DID NOT COMPLY WITH SOP WHILE TRYING TO ASSIST THE PF WITH THIS APCH AND THE UNEXPECTED TAILWIND.

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.