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Flight crew of an small transport failed to get landing clearance after being cleared for the approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 291276 |
| 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 | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 291276 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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 | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon reaching tvc, ZMP clears us for the ILS approach runway 28 into tvc. A call was attempted immediately after being handed off to tvc tower (approximately 10 mi out). No reply was heard at that time. While flying the approach, we heard a seneca report short final. Again, we heard no reply from tower. Busy with the approach, not a lot of thought was given to the fact that we didn't hear a reply from the tower to the seneca. I might add that there was at least 5 mi between the seneca and us. It was shortly after the seneca called that I thought I called again with no reply. However, I'm not certain. We broke out of IMC and saw the runway and proceeded inbound. We heard no one on the frequency during the approach with exception of the seneca. As we touched down, I called the tower again this time with taxi instructions and a report that we didn't receive clearance to land from them. The tower was advised of our location through the handoff from minneapolis. If there were attempts from traverse tower to call us during the approach, we didn't receive them. We called the tower to discuss this incident, more to apologize than to come up with a resolution. My feeling is that one of us had a problem with our communication radio. Ours did function fine while on ground control and later during departure. What we do know is that I landed without a clearance that day unintentionally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN SMT FAILED TO GET LNDG CLRNC AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH.
Narrative: UPON REACHING TVC, ZMP CLRS US FOR THE ILS APCH RWY 28 INTO TVC. A CALL WAS ATTEMPTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO TVC TWR (APPROX 10 MI OUT). NO REPLY WAS HEARD AT THAT TIME. WHILE FLYING THE APCH, WE HEARD A SENECA RPT SHORT FINAL. AGAIN, WE HEARD NO REPLY FROM TWR. BUSY WITH THE APCH, NOT A LOT OF THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HEAR A REPLY FROM THE TWR TO THE SENECA. I MIGHT ADD THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST 5 MI BTWN THE SENECA AND US. IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE SENECA CALLED THAT I THOUGHT I CALLED AGAIN WITH NO REPLY. HOWEVER, I'M NOT CERTAIN. WE BROKE OUT OF IMC AND SAW THE RWY AND PROCEEDED INBOUND. WE HEARD NO ONE ON THE FREQ DURING THE APCH WITH EXCEPTION OF THE SENECA. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN, I CALLED THE TWR AGAIN THIS TIME WITH TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND A RPT THAT WE DIDN'T RECEIVE CLRNC TO LAND FROM THEM. THE TWR WAS ADVISED OF OUR LOCATION THROUGH THE HDOF FROM MINNEAPOLIS. IF THERE WERE ATTEMPTS FROM TRAVERSE TWR TO CALL US DURING THE APCH, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THEM. WE CALLED THE TWR TO DISCUSS THIS INCIDENT, MORE TO APOLOGIZE THAN TO COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION. MY FEELING IS THAT ONE OF US HAD A PROB WITH OUR COM RADIO. OURS DID FUNCTION FINE WHILE ON GND CTL AND LATER DURING DEP. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT I LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC THAT DAY UNINTENTIONALLY.
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.