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Flight crew failed to call tower and landed without a clearance due to a distraction of approach controller advising them about possible uav traffic and birds on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1300748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance |
Narrative:
I did not call the tower before landing. I was distracted by approach telling us to be on the lookout for a [uav] on final; and seeing three big birds above us on final just miss us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew failed to call Tower and landed without a clearance due to a distraction of Approach Controller advising them about possible UAV traffic and birds on final.
Narrative: I did not call the tower before landing. I was distracted by approach telling us to be on the lookout for a [UAV] on final; and seeing three big birds above us on final just miss us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.