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Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport aircraft landed without landing clearance due to frequency congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 224894 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 224894 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At about 1500 ft AGL I asked approach control if they wanted me to switch to tower frequency. He answered affirmative. I checked on with an extremely busy tower controller on 126.55. I did not hear any acknowledgement of my transmissions. Repeated attempts to obtain landing clearance (approximately 4-6 attempts) resulted in blocked and stepped on transmissions. I could not be sure I had received landing clearance. I elected to land because I was certain the runway was clear and free of conflict. I felt a go around held more potential for conflict and confusion on the part of tower approach control. Immediately after landing I received instructors from tower addressed to my correct call sign to 'exit via the high speed.' I complied and was switched to ground control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF ACR MLG ACFT LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION.
Narrative: AT ABOUT 1500 FT AGL I ASKED APCH CTL IF THEY WANTED ME TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ. HE ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE. I CHKED ON WITH AN EXTREMELY BUSY TWR CTLR ON 126.55. I DID NOT HEAR ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MY TRANSMISSIONS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC (APPROX 4-6 ATTEMPTS) RESULTED IN BLOCKED AND STEPPED ON TRANSMISSIONS. I COULD NOT BE SURE I HAD RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC. I ELECTED TO LAND BECAUSE I WAS CERTAIN THE RWY WAS CLR AND FREE OF CONFLICT. I FELT A GAR HELD MORE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT AND CONFUSION ON THE PART OF TWR APCH CTL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG I RECEIVED INSTRUCTORS FROM TWR ADDRESSED TO MY CORRECT CALL SIGN TO 'EXIT VIA THE HIGH SPD.' I COMPLIED AND WAS SWITCHED TO GND CTL.
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.