Flight crew of medium large transport landed lax without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	175679
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	175679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

During approach to lax we were advised 'to expect to contact tower at the outer (romeo) stay with me' by approach controller. This and similar phrasing is often used by lax approach. In this case the approach controller was very busy and we 'monitored' all the way to T/D on runway 24R. I noticed that we had not switched to tower as I was turning off the runway. I contacted the tower 'holding short of runway 24L.' the tower welcomed us to los angeles. I've landed at lax thousands of times and this is the first west/O clearance. The first officer said that he has already complained to the tower/approach control via letter about this procedure since no definite release by approach tends to promote a 'no tower contact' situation. Of course it would help if I had maintained 'situational awareness' during the approach. The landing was quite good, however.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG LANDED LAX WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO LAX WE WERE ADVISED 'TO EXPECT TO CONTACT TWR AT THE OUTER (ROMEO) STAY WITH ME' BY APCH CTLR. THIS AND SIMILAR PHRASING IS OFTEN USED BY LAX APCH. IN THIS CASE THE APCH CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND WE 'MONITORED' ALL THE WAY TO T/D ON RWY 24R. I NOTICED THAT WE HAD NOT SWITCHED TO TWR AS I WAS TURNING OFF THE RWY. I CONTACTED THE TWR 'HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 24L.' THE TWR WELCOMED US TO LOS ANGELES. I'VE LANDED AT LAX THOUSANDS OF TIMES AND THIS IS THE FIRST W/O CLRNC. THE F/O SAID THAT HE HAS ALREADY COMPLAINED TO THE TWR/APCH CTL VIA LETTER ABOUT THIS PROC SINCE NO DEFINITE RELEASE BY APCH TENDS TO PROMOTE A 'NO TWR CONTACT' SITUATION. OF COURSE IT WOULD HELP IF I HAD MAINTAINED 'SITUATIONAL AWARENESS' DURING THE APCH. THE LNDG WAS QUITE GOOD, HOWEVER.

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.