Commuter light transport lands without clearance at pah.

Attributes
ACN	139199
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pah
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pah artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	139199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching paducah, ky, memphis center advised ceiling 300' broken, visibility 4 mi. Since [the] only approach that would get us below ceiling was the ILS, we elected to shoot it. ILS was to runway 4, wind was 1810. Established on approach, center told us cleared for approach, contact tower at the OM. We crossed marker slightly fast, and were correcting for slight tailwind and crosswind inside marker. Approach was completed safely to minimums (200 and 1/2). After landing tower informed us we had not called at marker, or been cleared to land. At end of trip I called the tower to discuss what had happened. We had been very busy in the cockpit flying the aircraft, and had forgotten to make the call oops! Tower said he wanted us to realize there might have been traffic on the runway. Believe me, we knew! But in my defense I have always been told to fly the airplane first, talk after. If I had not on this particular approach, we would have not completed the approach correctly. First officer was flying (competent) and I was monitoring, but slight tailwind compressed time to run checklist to about 1 min. Having checklist and radio call to make at same time of approach creates problem. Should have called tower before reaching OM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT PAH.

Narrative: APCHING PADUCAH, KY, MEMPHIS CENTER ADVISED CEILING 300' BROKEN, VISIBILITY 4 MI. SINCE [THE] ONLY APCH THAT WOULD GET US BELOW CEILING WAS THE ILS, WE ELECTED TO SHOOT IT. ILS WAS TO RWY 4, WIND WAS 1810. ESTABLISHED ON APCH, CENTER TOLD US CLRED FOR APCH, CONTACT TWR AT THE OM. WE CROSSED MARKER SLIGHTLY FAST, AND WERE CORRECTING FOR SLIGHT TAILWIND AND XWIND INSIDE MARKER. APCH WAS COMPLETED SAFELY TO MINIMUMS (200 AND 1/2). AFTER LNDG TWR INFORMED US WE HAD NOT CALLED AT MARKER, OR BEEN CLRED TO LAND. AT END OF TRIP I CALLED THE TWR TO DISCUSS WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE HAD BEEN VERY BUSY IN THE COCKPIT FLYING THE ACFT, AND HAD FORGOTTEN TO MAKE THE CALL OOPS! TWR SAID HE WANTED US TO REALIZE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TFC ON THE RWY. BELIEVE ME, WE KNEW! BUT IN MY DEFENSE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD TO FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST, TALK AFTER. IF I HAD NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR APCH, WE WOULD HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE APCH CORRECTLY. F/O WAS FLYING (COMPETENT) AND I WAS MONITORING, BUT SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPRESSED TIME TO RUN CHKLIST TO ABOUT 1 MIN. HAVING CHKLIST AND RADIO CALL TO MAKE AT SAME TIME OF APCH CREATES PROB. SHOULD HAVE CALLED TWR BEFORE REACHING OM.

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.