<< >> NASA ASRS Report 144151, April 1990

Overburdened PIC on light transport with new first officer forgets to tune into the tower for landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	144151
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	144151
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 300
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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 other

Narrative:

We were cleared to enter the phx TCA and continue. Straight in, for runway 8R. I had a brand new first officer with me and I was kept quite busy between flying the aircraft and monitoring his radio work. We never heard approach control tell us to contact the tower--and I never did. I was too busy and too distracted. Once we were on the ground (no clearance to land) I realized that we hadn't talked to the tower or been cleared to land. Ground control asked if I had heard phx tower clear me to land. Of course, I said yes. No other comments were made. I have been very frustrated with the pilot training and the low-time pilots that I have been flying with. We have been flying in a high density, high pressure environment and I definitely feel that this operation should not be a training school for 300 hour pilots. This is too much going on and I need assistance, not distraction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OVERBURDENED PIC ON LTT WITH NEW FO FORGETS TO TUNE INTO THE TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO ENTER THE PHX TCA AND CONTINUE. STRAIGHT IN, FOR RWY 8R. I HAD A BRAND NEW F/O WITH ME AND I WAS KEPT QUITE BUSY BTWN FLYING THE ACFT AND MONITORING HIS RADIO WORK. WE NEVER HEARD APCH CTL TELL US TO CONTACT THE TWR--AND I NEVER DID. I WAS TOO BUSY AND TOO DISTRACTED. ONCE WE WERE ON THE GND (NO CLRNC TO LAND) I REALIZED THAT WE HADN'T TALKED TO THE TWR OR BEEN CLRED TO LAND. GND CTL ASKED IF I HAD HEARD PHX TWR CLR ME TO LAND. OF COURSE, I SAID YES. NO OTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE. I HAVE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE PLT TRNING AND THE LOW-TIME PLTS THAT I HAVE BEEN FLYING WITH. WE HAVE BEEN FLYING IN A HIGH DENSITY, HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT AND I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THIS OPERATION SHOULD NOT BE A TRNING SCHOOL FOR 300 HR PLTS. THIS IS TOO MUCH GOING ON AND I NEED ASSISTANCE, NOT DISTR.

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.