Military C130 flight crew lands without clearance at csm.

Attributes
ACN	593339
Time
Date	200309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	C17
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	593339
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The event occurred shortly past the halfway point on an initial upgrade training flight using night vision goggles. We were training 2 pilots, an engineer, and a navigator in the use of nvg's and also using a new checklist for these operations which is very confusing. The training for the first pilot went smoothly and the second pilot had just gotten into the seat. We were training him on the use of the new checklist and allowing the new, inexperienced navigator to provide course guidance using an airborne radar approach. We flew a visual pattern with a 10 mi final. Tower instructed us to call inbound. Due to confusion from the new pilot on nvg's, a new navigator giving directional guidance and a new checklist, this call was not made. We never received landing clearance. We landed and realized our mistake when pushing the throttles forward for takeoff. Contributing factors were: inexperience on the part of the pilot, navigator and engineer, task-saturation of the instructor pilot, new night vision goggles for half of the crew, a new confusing checklist for nvg procedures and the distraction of a C17 in the pattern also performing nvg training. The time of day of the event was also a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL C130 FLT CREW LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT CSM.

Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED SHORTLY PAST THE HALFWAY POINT ON AN INITIAL UPGRADE TRAINING FLT USING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. WE WERE TRAINING 2 PLTS, AN ENGINEER, AND A NAVIGATOR IN THE USE OF NVG'S AND ALSO USING A NEW CHKLIST FOR THESE OPS WHICH IS VERY CONFUSING. THE TRAINING FOR THE FIRST PLT WENT SMOOTHLY AND THE SECOND PLT HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO THE SEAT. WE WERE TRAINING HIM ON THE USE OF THE NEW CHKLIST AND ALLOWING THE NEW, INEXPERIENCED NAVIGATOR TO PROVIDE COURSE GUIDANCE USING AN AIRBORNE RADAR APCH. WE FLEW A VISUAL PATTERN WITH A 10 MI FINAL. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CALL INBOUND. DUE TO CONFUSION FROM THE NEW PLT ON NVG'S, A NEW NAVIGATOR GIVING DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE AND A NEW CHKLIST, THIS CALL WAS NOT MADE. WE NEVER RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC. WE LANDED AND REALIZED OUR MISTAKE WHEN PUSHING THE THROTTLES FORWARD FOR TKOF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INEXPERIENCE ON THE PART OF THE PLT, NAVIGATOR AND ENGINEER, TASK-SATURATION OF THE INSTRUCTOR PLT, NEW NIGHT VISION GOGGLES FOR HALF OF THE CREW, A NEW CONFUSING CHKLIST FOR NVG PROCS AND THE DISTR OF A C17 IN THE PATTERN ALSO PERFORMING NVG TRAINING. THE TIME OF DAY OF THE EVENT WAS ALSO A FACTOR.

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.