Air carrier medium large transport lands without clearance at mdw.

Attributes
ACN	139220
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdw tower : mdw
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 : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	139220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
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:

As usual midway was very congested had been closed for fog earlier. While we were being vectored to final there were a lot of speed restrictions, the last of which was to hold 170 KTS to the marker and call tower. The first officer was flying at the time. The combination of maintaining and abnormally high speed until late in the approach and the aircraft being very heavy resulted in our having considerable trouble slowing the aircraft down for landing. We were occupied with this and monitoring the approach and deciding to land or go around and forgot to check in with tower for landing clearance. After taxiing off the runway I realized our error and advised ground, who said that it was 'no problem'; we heard no more ot it. This was a classic case of letting the controller 'fly' the aircraft to a point that backed us into a corner that almost required a go around and did result in a rather fast T/D with more than regular braking. We talked about it over dinner and both learned, or relearned a valuable lesson.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT MDW.

Narrative: AS USUAL MIDWAY WAS VERY CONGESTED HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR FOG EARLIER. WHILE WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO FINAL THERE WERE A LOT OF SPD RESTRICTIONS, THE LAST OF WHICH WAS TO HOLD 170 KTS TO THE MARKER AND CALL TWR. THE F/O WAS FLYING AT THE TIME. THE COMBINATION OF MAINTAINING AND ABNORMALLY HIGH SPD UNTIL LATE IN THE APCH AND THE ACFT BEING VERY HEAVY RESULTED IN OUR HAVING CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE SLOWING THE ACFT DOWN FOR LNDG. WE WERE OCCUPIED WITH THIS AND MONITORING THE APCH AND DECIDING TO LAND OR GO AROUND AND FORGOT TO CHK IN WITH TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. AFTER TAXIING OFF THE RWY I REALIZED OUR ERROR AND ADVISED GND, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS 'NO PROB'; WE HEARD NO MORE OT IT. THIS WAS A CLASSIC CASE OF LETTING THE CTLR 'FLY' THE ACFT TO A POINT THAT BACKED US INTO A CORNER THAT ALMOST REQUIRED A GO AROUND AND DID RESULT IN A RATHER FAST T/D WITH MORE THAN REGULAR BRAKING. WE TALKED ABOUT IT OVER DINNER AND BOTH LEARNED, OR RELEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.

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.