Unauthorized landing. Clearance landing not received.

Attributes
ACN	291062
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12750
ASRS Report	291062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing at traverse city the controller stated right at touchdown that we had landed without clearance. We were surprised. We heard nothing from traverse city tower from the initial switch from ZMP to traverse city tower except we heard a seneca, clear us for landing in front of us. I believe the problem was 3-FOLD. First, we should have tried to communication better. Second, traverse city tower never made contact with us after ZMP turned us over and we tried. Third, the WX was good and we had the airport from the marker. The frequency was very quiet and we didn't see or hear anyone on the frequency or on runway. We didn't see a light from the tower in case of a communication failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. CLRNC LNDG NOT RECEIVED.

Narrative: ON LNDG AT TRAVERSE CITY THE CTLR STATED RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. WE WERE SURPRISED. WE HEARD NOTHING FROM TRAVERSE CITY TWR FROM THE INITIAL SWITCH FROM ZMP TO TRAVERSE CITY TWR EXCEPT WE HEARD A SENECA, CLR US FOR LNDG IN FRONT OF US. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS 3-FOLD. FIRST, WE SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO COM BETTER. SECOND, TRAVERSE CITY TWR NEVER MADE CONTACT WITH US AFTER ZMP TURNED US OVER AND WE TRIED. THIRD, THE WX WAS GOOD AND WE HAD THE ARPT FROM THE MARKER. THE FREQ WAS VERY QUIET AND WE DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYONE ON THE FREQ OR ON RWY. WE DIDN'T SEE A LIGHT FROM THE TWR IN CASE OF A COM FAILURE.

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.