Carj lands without clearance at iad.

Attributes
ACN	734005
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 320 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon tower : hya.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 16 other
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 : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	734005
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	734679
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon arriving the iad area; ATIS was calling for the visual approach into runway 1R. Me bing the flying pilot; the captain set up the FMS for runway 1R. Once we got closer; ptc approach told us to expect the visual for runway 1L. I quickly switched the localizer frequency from runway 1R to runway 1L so that I would not capture the wrong localizer upon being cleared for the approach. Once ptc approach cleared us for the approach and told us to contact tower; I made the localizer frequency active and commenced the approach. The captain forgot we were cleared for runway 1L and thought I had not intercepted the localizer for runway 1R; and spun heading bug approximately 30 degrees to the right to capture a false localizer. Immediately; I questioned what he was doing and clicked off the autoplt to hurry up and attempt to get established on the correct localizer so that I could get the aircraft in a stable position to land. Well; through the commotion; the captain had switched frequency to contact tower but put the wrong frequency in. The frequency was quiet but my focus was on trying to get the plane stable to make a safe landing. To give the captain credit; I was and still am fresh off of IOE and the captain felt he needed to talk me through capturing the localizer to runway 1L. It was during this time frame where we completely forgot to contact tower. I had realized that we were not cleared to land right as I had transferred the controls to him so that he could taxi us off the runway. Once we were clear of the runway; iad ground gave us a phone number to contact. The captain contacted the tower in iad; and from there I know not much more. What will be done to prevent a recurrence of my situation is discuss any changes that approach or center might give us with the captain so that we both are comfortable with the change. I also will double verify that I am from now on; 'cleared' to land before putting the aircraft on the ground. What I should have done was gone around and questioned tower on whether or not we were cleared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT IAD.

Narrative: UPON ARRIVING THE IAD AREA; ATIS WAS CALLING FOR THE VISUAL APCH INTO RWY 1R. ME BING THE FLYING PLT; THE CAPT SET UP THE FMS FOR RWY 1R. ONCE WE GOT CLOSER; PTC APCH TOLD US TO EXPECT THE VISUAL FOR RWY 1L. I QUICKLY SWITCHED THE LOC FREQ FROM RWY 1R TO RWY 1L SO THAT I WOULD NOT CAPTURE THE WRONG LOC UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH. ONCE PTC APCH CLRED US FOR THE APCH AND TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR; I MADE THE LOC FREQ ACTIVE AND COMMENCED THE APCH. THE CAPT FORGOT WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 1L AND THOUGHT I HAD NOT INTERCEPTED THE LOC FOR RWY 1R; AND SPUN HEADING BUG APPROX 30 DEGS TO THE R TO CAPTURE A FALSE LOC. IMMEDIATELY; I QUESTIONED WHAT HE WAS DOING AND CLICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT TO HURRY UP AND ATTEMPT TO GET ESTABLISHED ON THE CORRECT LOC SO THAT I COULD GET THE ACFT IN A STABLE POSITION TO LAND. WELL; THROUGH THE COMMOTION; THE CAPT HAD SWITCHED FREQ TO CONTACT TWR BUT PUT THE WRONG FREQ IN. THE FREQ WAS QUIET BUT MY FOCUS WAS ON TRYING TO GET THE PLANE STABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG. TO GIVE THE CAPT CREDIT; I WAS AND STILL AM FRESH OFF OF IOE AND THE CAPT FELT HE NEEDED TO TALK ME THROUGH CAPTURING THE LOC TO RWY 1L. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME FRAME WHERE WE COMPLETELY FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR. I HAD REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND RIGHT AS I HAD TRANSFERRED THE CTLS TO HIM SO THAT HE COULD TAXI US OFF THE RWY. ONCE WE WERE CLR OF THE RWY; IAD GND GAVE US A PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT. THE CAPT CONTACTED THE TWR IN IAD; AND FROM THERE I KNOW NOT MUCH MORE. WHAT WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF MY SITUATION IS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES THAT APCH OR CTR MIGHT GIVE US WITH THE CAPT SO THAT WE BOTH ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE CHANGE. I ALSO WILL DOUBLE VERIFY THAT I AM FROM NOW ON; 'CLRED' TO LAND BEFORE PUTTING THE ACFT ON THE GND. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE WAS GONE AROUND AND QUESTIONED TWR ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE CLRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.