A320 flight crew lands without clearance at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	584699
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound upper : 1564 agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 22r
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	584699
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	584493
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On arrival into dtw metropolitan our approach was unstable and we landed with the engines not spooled up. Also we are not sure if we had landing clearance from dtw tower. The captain was flying and I was performing the PNF duties. Dtw approach cleared us for ILS runway 22R at dtw, and to keep the speed up. We intercepted the GS at a speed that was too fast to extend our flaps. We flew level, to slow down and configure the flaps for landing. We then descended to capture the GS. At approximately 1500 ft AGL it was obvious the approach was not going to be stable. I asked the captain if he wanted a 360 degree turn to lose altitude and airspeed. The captain said 'he could make it.' we proceeded to land without problems. During all the confusion, I am not sure if I contacted tower for landing clearance. Corrective actions: as the PNF I should have been more forceful and requested the captain to go around. Contributing factors: the captain was new to the airplane, less than 300 hours. Dtw runway 22R had an approximately 5 KT tailwind. There was a higher tailwind at 2000 ft. We were both tired, the show time for the trip was XC00 am requiring us to wake up at XA00 am.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT DTW.

Narrative: ON ARR INTO DTW METRO OUR APCH WAS UNSTABLE AND WE LANDED WITH THE ENGS NOT SPOOLED UP. ALSO WE ARE NOT SURE IF WE HAD LNDG CLRNC FROM DTW TWR. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I WAS PERFORMING THE PNF DUTIES. DTW APCH CLRED US FOR ILS RWY 22R AT DTW, AND TO KEEP THE SPD UP. WE INTERCEPTED THE GS AT A SPD THAT WAS TOO FAST TO EXTEND OUR FLAPS. WE FLEW LEVEL, TO SLOW DOWN AND CONFIGURE THE FLAPS FOR LNDG. WE THEN DSNDED TO CAPTURE THE GS. AT APPROX 1500 FT AGL IT WAS OBVIOUS THE APCH WAS NOT GOING TO BE STABLE. I ASKED THE CAPT IF HE WANTED A 360 DEG TURN TO LOSE ALT AND AIRSPD. THE CAPT SAID 'HE COULD MAKE IT.' WE PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT PROBS. DURING ALL THE CONFUSION, I AM NOT SURE IF I CONTACTED TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: AS THE PNF I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FORCEFUL AND REQUESTED THE CAPT TO GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE CAPT WAS NEW TO THE AIRPLANE, LESS THAN 300 HRS. DTW RWY 22R HAD AN APPROX 5 KT TAILWIND. THERE WAS A HIGHER TAILWIND AT 2000 FT. WE WERE BOTH TIRED, THE SHOW TIME FOR THE TRIP WAS XC00 AM REQUIRING US TO WAKE UP AT XA00 AM.

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.