Flight crew of E120 failed to contact tower for landing clearance at lax.

Attributes
ACN	590295
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : lax.tower tower : yum.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	590295
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

When we were given the visual approach clearance, approach control told us to contact the tower. I was the PF, so the captain was on the radios. I called for the gear down before landing checklist and continued the approach to a landing on runway 25L at lax. As the aircraft slowed, the captain took the flight controls and I took over on the radios. That's when I noticed we were still on approach control frequency. I immediately switched to ground and they told us to cross runway 25R and taxi to parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF E120 FAILED TO CONTACT TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC AT LAX.

Narrative: WHEN WE WERE GIVEN THE VISUAL APCH CLRNC, APCH CTL TOLD US TO CONTACT THE TWR. I WAS THE PF, SO THE CAPT WAS ON THE RADIOS. I CALLED FOR THE GEAR DOWN BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST AND CONTINUED THE APCH TO A LNDG ON RWY 25L AT LAX. AS THE ACFT SLOWED, THE CAPT TOOK THE FLT CTLS AND I TOOK OVER ON THE RADIOS. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO GND AND THEY TOLD US TO CROSS RWY 25R AND TAXI TO PARKING.

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.