Unauthorized uncoord landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	203692
Time
Date	199203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210
ASRS Report	203697
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Landed on runway 26R in atl without clearance - visual approach. To runway 26R. Cleared visibility 20 mi out told to contact tower at marker. It seems this is the only phase of flight in which you are passed to another controller and told to contact them at a different time. The airport area becomes very busy for flcs and a simple distraction could cause a crew member to miss an instruction which is out of the norm if approach control wants you to contact tower then it should be at the time of transmission or the flight crew should be told to switch frequency. By the approach controller when it is required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 26R IN ATL WITHOUT CLRNC - VISUAL APCH. TO RWY 26R. CLRED VIS 20 MI OUT TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT MARKER. IT SEEMS THIS IS THE ONLY PHASE OF FLT IN WHICH YOU ARE PASSED TO ANOTHER CTLR AND TOLD TO CONTACT THEM AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THE ARPT AREA BECOMES VERY BUSY FOR FLCS AND A SIMPLE DISTR COULD CAUSE A CREW MEMBER TO MISS AN INSTRUCTION WHICH IS OUT OF THE NORM IF APCH CTL WANTS YOU TO CONTACT TWR THEN IT SHOULD BE AT THE TIME OF XMISSION OR THE FLC SHOULD BE TOLD TO SWITCH FREQ. BY THE APCH CTLR WHEN IT IS REQUIRED.

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.