Medium large transport lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	119813
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	119813
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had been given a clearance for an approach approximately 4-5 mi outside the msp FAF, with instructions to contact the tower at the FAF. After landing and turning off runway, I realized my approach control frequency was still tuned on the radio and I had failed to contact tower prior to landing. The tower was contacted while turning off runway. I believe my failure to contact tower was encouraged by high workload in terminal, traffic monitoring on landing parallel runway, using a totally new checklist and cockpit procedures for only the last 1 1/2 months. It would be most helpful, if, when being turned over to tower from approach control for landing, that no delayed contact be issued in the instructions. Also, if no contact has been made with tower by arriving jetliner/aircraft when inside FAF, approach control recontact the pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN GIVEN A CLRNC FOR AN APCH APPROX 4-5 MI OUTSIDE THE MSP FAF, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT THE TWR AT THE FAF. AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF RWY, I REALIZED MY APCH CTL FREQ WAS STILL TUNED ON THE RADIO AND I HAD FAILED TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG. THE TWR WAS CONTACTED WHILE TURNING OFF RWY. I BELIEVE MY FAILURE TO CONTACT TWR WAS ENCOURAGED BY HIGH WORKLOAD IN TERMINAL, TFC MONITORING ON LNDG PARALLEL RWY, USING A TOTALLY NEW CHECKLIST AND COCKPIT PROCS FOR ONLY THE LAST 1 1/2 MONTHS. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL, IF, WHEN BEING TURNED OVER TO TWR FROM APCH CTL FOR LNDG, THAT NO DELAYED CONTACT BE ISSUED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. ALSO, IF NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH TWR BY ARRIVING JETLINER/ACFT WHEN INSIDE FAF, APCH CTL RECONTACT THE PLT.

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