Narrative:

I was flying as captain on a cpr king air 350 returning to ZZZ at approximately XA15 local time. The WX was clear and the only other traffic on approach frequency had been cleared to tower for landing while we were about 6 or 7 mi out. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway xxl; a change from our original instruction and handed off to the tower controller. At this point we were nearing the runway and in the process of configuring the airplane for landing and running the before-landing checklist we actually landed before the first officer contacted the tower. On the landing rollout he contacted the tower and we were instructed to taxi to the ramp. The perfect WX; no traffic in the vicinity; late night arrival; and last min preparations for landing were all contributing factors to this event and resulted in us actually touching down before contacting the tower. Both the first officer and myself are reporting this event and we both realize that complacency has no place in aviation. We will seriously consider adding 'landing clearance' to the before-landing checklist. Supplemental information from acn 807623: the benign conditions may have contributed to the situation. This was the last flight of a busy week and being able to see the airport from 20+ mi out contributed to my lack of diligence. In addition; since there was no other traffic in the approach sector; there was no radio chatter to prompt me that I'd failed to switch frequencys. Additionally; for the last 20 yrs I have been flying king air from this airport. Clearly this added a certain element of complacency that I must combat in the future. Finally; the previous day's duty ended late in the day also. Although I had plenty of time between flts; domestic issues interrupted the quality of rest that I achieved. This too may have been a factor. Conclusion: we all can be focused when the chips are down; low ceilings; heavy xwinds; etc. Clearly it's just as important to be diligent and professional when conditions are routine. I will discuss with my chief pilot on improving cockpit technique and crew coordination to prevent a recurrence of this incident.

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Title: KING AIR FLT CREW LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS CAPT ON A CPR KING AIR 350 RETURNING TO ZZZ AT APPROX XA15 LCL TIME. THE WX WAS CLR AND THE ONLY OTHER TFC ON APCH FREQ HAD BEEN CLRED TO TWR FOR LNDG WHILE WE WERE ABOUT 6 OR 7 MI OUT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY XXL; A CHANGE FROM OUR ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION AND HANDED OFF TO THE TWR CTLR. AT THIS POINT WE WERE NEARING THE RWY AND IN THE PROCESS OF CONFIGURING THE AIRPLANE FOR LNDG AND RUNNING THE BEFORE-LNDG CHKLIST WE ACTUALLY LANDED BEFORE THE FO CONTACTED THE TWR. ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT HE CONTACTED THE TWR AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. THE PERFECT WX; NO TFC IN THE VICINITY; LATE NIGHT ARR; AND LAST MIN PREPARATIONS FOR LNDG WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS EVENT AND RESULTED IN US ACTUALLY TOUCHING DOWN BEFORE CONTACTING THE TWR. BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF ARE RPTING THIS EVENT AND WE BOTH REALIZE THAT COMPLACENCY HAS NO PLACE IN AVIATION. WE WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ADDING 'LNDG CLRNC' TO THE BEFORE-LNDG CHKLIST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 807623: THE BENIGN CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SITUATION. THIS WAS THE LAST FLT OF A BUSY WK AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ARPT FROM 20+ MI OUT CONTRIBUTED TO MY LACK OF DILIGENCE. IN ADDITION; SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE APCH SECTOR; THERE WAS NO RADIO CHATTER TO PROMPT ME THAT I'D FAILED TO SWITCH FREQS. ADDITIONALLY; FOR THE LAST 20 YRS I HAVE BEEN FLYING KING AIR FROM THIS ARPT. CLRLY THIS ADDED A CERTAIN ELEMENT OF COMPLACENCY THAT I MUST COMBAT IN THE FUTURE. FINALLY; THE PREVIOUS DAY'S DUTY ENDED LATE IN THE DAY ALSO. ALTHOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF TIME BTWN FLTS; DOMESTIC ISSUES INTERRUPTED THE QUALITY OF REST THAT I ACHIEVED. THIS TOO MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. CONCLUSION: WE ALL CAN BE FOCUSED WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN; LOW CEILINGS; HVY XWINDS; ETC. CLRLY IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO BE DILIGENT AND PROFESSIONAL WHEN CONDITIONS ARE ROUTINE. I WILL DISCUSS WITH MY CHIEF PLT ON IMPROVING COCKPIT TECHNIQUE AND CREW COORD TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.