Unauthorized landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295818
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pns
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	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 : 250 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	295818
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing runway 17 pns, determined radios not properly set, eg tower in active setting, ground in backup. Approach control frequency was still in transmitter. Neglected to contact tower. Contacted ground when clearance and no issue was raised. Apparently approach forgot to switch us over and we missed call to switch on our own. Contributing factors: captain, nfp, was having difficulty in contacting company to arrange for arrival. Multiple radios in operation too close to landing. Need to be more assertive and demand ground duties/concerns be packed in if not complete before approach phase.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 17 PNS, DETERMINED RADIOS NOT PROPERLY SET, EG TWR IN ACTIVE SETTING, GND IN BACKUP. APCH CTL FREQ WAS STILL IN XMITTER. NEGLECTED TO CONTACT TWR. CONTACTED GND WHEN CLRNC AND NO ISSUE WAS RAISED. APPARENTLY APCH FORGOT TO SWITCH US OVER AND WE MISSED CALL TO SWITCH ON OUR OWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CAPT, NFP, WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN CONTACTING COMPANY TO ARRANGE FOR ARR. MULTIPLE RADIOS IN OP TOO CLOSE TO LNDG. NEED TO BE MORE ASSERTIVE AND DEMAND GND DUTIES/CONCERNS BE PACKED IN IF NOT COMPLETE BEFORE APCH PHASE.

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.