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Air carrier flight crew reported landing without a clearance from tower and stated that fatigue and lack of recent flying contributed to the event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
After being cleared for a close in visual approach to [runway] xr in ZZZ we got switched to tower. We were high but descending at a good rate to get on to the glide slope. We were switched to tower while we were configuring for landing. After I dialed the frequency but before I made the switch I moved to extend the next flap setting. I didn't come back to flip the switch and was distracted by ensuring proper configuration and getting stable. We were configured and stable at 1;000 feet; but we missed the 500 foot call which is when I also double check we're cleared to land. We landed and pulled off the runway uneventfully. I recognized the error and flipped the switch. I said only our call sign and tower just told us to cross [runway] xl and taxi to the gate. We called the tower to apologize and he told us it was no issue and that he gave us the green light.it was late. I was tired. I was too focused on monitoring the flight path and not on doing my other core duties. Proficiency may have played a role as I haven't been flying super frequently. I didn't trap the error using my other reminders.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported landing without a clearance from Tower and stated that fatigue and lack of recent flying contributed to the event.
Narrative: After being cleared for a close in visual approach to [Runway] XR in ZZZ we got switched to Tower. We were high but descending at a good rate to get on to the glide slope. We were switched to Tower while we were configuring for landing. After I dialed the frequency but before I made the switch I moved to extend the next flap setting. I didn't come back to flip the switch and was distracted by ensuring proper configuration and getting stable. We were configured and stable at 1;000 feet; but we missed the 500 foot call which is when I also double check we're cleared to land. We landed and pulled off the runway uneventfully. I recognized the error and flipped the switch. I said only our call sign and Tower just told us to cross [Runway] XL and taxi to the gate. We called the tower to apologize and he told us it was no issue and that he gave us the green light.It was late. I was tired. I was too focused on monitoring the flight path and not on doing my other core duties. Proficiency may have played a role as I haven't been flying super frequently. I didn't trap the error using my other reminders.
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.