Radio fail on short final. Land without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	190785
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	190785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failed to receive landing clearance. On short final #1 radio failed. Digit stuck. Runway clear chose to land contacted tower immediately on #2 radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADIO FAIL ON SHORT FINAL. LAND WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: FAILED TO RECEIVE LNDG CLRNC. ON SHORT FINAL #1 RADIO FAILED. DIGIT STUCK. RWY CLR CHOSE TO LAND CONTACTED TWR IMMEDIATELY ON #2 RADIO.

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.