An erj-140 flight crew landing without clearance at sat.

Attributes
ACN	598715
Time
Date	200311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 114 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 114
ASRS Report	598715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	598574
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During instrument ILS approach to runway 12R, we were cleared for the approach, and instructed to contact tower at the marker. WX was IMC with light rain and gusty conditions. While concentrating on the approach, I was the pilot flying the approach. My first officer was the pilot handling the communications. We forgot to verbally contact the tower once the approach frequency was switched from approach control to the tower frequency. Thus, during the process of flying the approach, both of us pilots failed to recognize that we had not received a landing clearance, thus we landed without a formal verbal clearance. There was no conflict with any other aircraft. Perhaps a reminder from ATC could have helped us to remember to call. We recognized the fact after we had landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ-140 FLT CREW LWOC AT SAT.

Narrative: DURING INST ILS APCH TO RWY 12R, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH, AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TWR AT THE MARKER. WX WAS IMC WITH LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. WHILE CONCENTRATING ON THE APCH, I WAS THE PLT FLYING THE APCH. MY FO WAS THE PLT HANDLING THE COMS. WE FORGOT TO VERBALLY CONTACT THE TWR ONCE THE APCH FREQ WAS SWITCHED FROM APCH CTL TO THE TWR FREQ. THUS, DURING THE PROCESS OF FLYING THE APCH, BOTH OF US PLTS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC, THUS WE LANDED WITHOUT A FORMAL VERBAL CLRNC. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT. PERHAPS A REMINDER FROM ATC COULD HAVE HELPED US TO REMEMBER TO CALL. WE RECOGNIZED THE FACT AFTER WE HAD LANDED.

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.