Pilot of cpr jet landed without obtaining clearance from tower.

Attributes
ACN	135792
Time
Date	199002
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hou tower : hou
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	135792
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

45 mi from landing we were slowed from 330 KTS to 250 KTS. 25 mi from landing we were slowed to 210 KTS, as we were turned on a base leg. As we were intercepting the localizer we could hear an airliner turned on base to intercept the localizer at the LOM. There was more conversation between approach (final) and a light aircraft. The light aircraft was given us a traffic and told to change his landing runway and cleared to land behind us. PNF/sic (chief pilot) and I discussed the close sep with the light twin and discussed the line of aircraft waiting for takeoff on both of the intersecting runways. On rollout at the end of the runway, I noticed the communication radio was still set to approach and ground! We ha landed at a huge busy airport and never talked to the tower! I don't think approach (final) handed us off--maybe he handed us off like: 'cleared for the approach, tower at the marker'--I don't know. The sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach was profound. Ground controller said nothing as he cleared us to the ramp! FSDO inspector has not yet contacted me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CPR JET LANDED WITHOUT OBTAINING CLRNC FROM TWR.

Narrative: 45 MI FROM LNDG WE WERE SLOWED FROM 330 KTS TO 250 KTS. 25 MI FROM LNDG WE WERE SLOWED TO 210 KTS, AS WE WERE TURNED ON A BASE LEG. AS WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE LOC WE COULD HEAR AN AIRLINER TURNED ON BASE TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AT THE LOM. THERE WAS MORE CONVERSATION BTWN APCH (FINAL) AND A LIGHT ACFT. THE LIGHT ACFT WAS GIVEN US A TFC AND TOLD TO CHANGE HIS LNDG RWY AND CLRED TO LAND BEHIND US. PNF/SIC (CHIEF PLT) AND I DISCUSSED THE CLOSE SEP WITH THE LIGHT TWIN AND DISCUSSED THE LINE OF ACFT WAITING FOR TKOF ON BOTH OF THE INTERSECTING RWYS. ON ROLLOUT AT THE END OF THE RWY, I NOTICED THE COM RADIO WAS STILL SET TO APCH AND GND! WE HA LANDED AT A HUGE BUSY ARPT AND NEVER TALKED TO THE TWR! I DON'T THINK APCH (FINAL) HANDED US OFF--MAYBE HE HANDED US OFF LIKE: 'CLRED FOR THE APCH, TWR AT THE MARKER'--I DON'T KNOW. THE SINKING FEELING IN THE PIT OF MY STOMACH WAS PROFOUND. GND CTLR SAID NOTHING AS HE CLRED US TO THE RAMP! FSDO INSPECTOR HAS NOT YET CONTACTED ME.

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.