DC9 diverts to mem with a broken windshield and landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	581512
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	581512
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Diverted to memphis with a cracked windshield. Cleared for a visual approach to runway 18L. WX was clear and we (the cockpit crew) relaxed a little after worrying that our window may blow out. Approach cleared us for a visual approach and did not turn us over to tower frequency. We didn't realize it until we landed. After switching to tower, he cleared us to cross another runway and asked if we had radio trouble. Nothing else was mentioned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 DIVERTS TO MEM WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND LWOC.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO MEMPHIS WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L. WX WAS CLR AND WE (THE COCKPIT CREW) RELAXED A LITTLE AFTER WORRYING THAT OUR WINDOW MAY BLOW OUT. APCH CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH AND DID NOT TURN US OVER TO TWR FREQ. WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL WE LANDED. AFTER SWITCHING TO TWR, HE CLRED US TO CROSS ANOTHER RWY AND ASKED IF WE HAD RADIO TROUBLE. NOTHING ELSE WAS MENTIONED.

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.