No landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	271420
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg tower : cvg tower : pvd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	271420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on final approach we experienced an asymmetrical flap problem. After completing the abnormal checklist and determining no adverse control difficulty, we continued the approach and landed. However, in the 'heat of the moment' I failed to switch to tower and get landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH WE EXPERIENCED AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP PROB. AFTER COMPLETING THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND DETERMINING NO ADVERSE CTL DIFFICULTY, WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED. HOWEVER, IN THE 'HEAT OF THE MOMENT' I FAILED TO SWITCH TO TWR AND GET LNDG CLRNC.

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.