Flight crew lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	294420
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 950 flight time total : 9300 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	294420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	294425
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared to descend to 3000 ft, left turn to heading 110 degrees to intercept final approach course to runway 8L and cleared for the visual approach. We received no further instructions nor were any xmissions after this received on approach control 126.6. After an uneventful landing, we discovered that we were still on approach frequency. Taxiing off the runway, we attempted to contact ground control frequency 121.9 to no avail. After this, we tried successfully to contact tower control on 118.7 and were informed that we had been cleared 4 times and cleared to land. Tower then told us to taxi to parking since we were unable to make contact with ground control. Subsequently we found (by radio check) that our #1 radio had failed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO DSND TO 3000 FT, L TURN TO HDG 110 DEGS TO INTERCEPT FINAL APCH COURSE TO RWY 8L AND CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. WE RECEIVED NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS NOR WERE ANY XMISSIONS AFTER THIS RECEIVED ON APCH CTL 126.6. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ. TAXIING OFF THE RWY, WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GND CTL FREQ 121.9 TO NO AVAIL. AFTER THIS, WE TRIED SUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT TWR CTL ON 118.7 AND WERE INFORMED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED 4 TIMES AND CLRED TO LAND. TWR THEN TOLD US TO TAXI TO PARKING SINCE WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH GND CTL. SUBSEQUENTLY WE FOUND (BY RADIO CHK) THAT OUR #1 RADIO HAD FAILED.

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.