Unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	295866
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flg
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	295866
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

After departing abq for our 2ND leg of the day (from jvl, wi) we were on an IFR clearance to flg. Center handed us off to tower. We were approaching from the sse. Normal operations called for a right down wind to runway 3. However, tower said left downwind. I asked PNF (chief pilot) to confirm. They indicated left downwind. I asked if over the top to enter was ok. They advised yes, report left base. On left downwind, we overheard tower talking to a flight check aircraft. They were on both tower and ground as flight check was taxiing out. PNF called tower, said we were on base and could cancel IFR if it would expedite for other aircraft. At this point, I was checking landing checklist, cabin altitude, etc. Chief pilot indicated we were clear to land. I feel we were as well. However, once on runway, tower said we were overhead. We advised we were on runway and thought we were cleared to land. He said negative. We were on a drop- off, and didn't have time to call tower. However, they never asked us to. Still I thought we were cleared to land. Several factors here caused confusion. 1) the cancellation of IFR caused distraction to tower controller. 2) 1 controller in cabin attendant. 3) PNF canceling without consulting PF, thus shifting on duties in cabin, ie, cabin altitude, etc. Myself for not listening. We had been on duty about 12 hours and flown about 7 hours thus far at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING ABQ FOR OUR 2ND LEG OF THE DAY (FROM JVL, WI) WE WERE ON AN IFR CLRNC TO FLG. CTR HANDED US OFF TO TWR. WE WERE APCHING FROM THE SSE. NORMAL OPS CALLED FOR A R DOWN WIND TO RWY 3. HOWEVER, TWR SAID L DOWNWIND. I ASKED PNF (CHIEF PLT) TO CONFIRM. THEY INDICATED L DOWNWIND. I ASKED IF OVER THE TOP TO ENTER WAS OK. THEY ADVISED YES, RPT L BASE. ON L DOWNWIND, WE OVERHEARD TWR TALKING TO A FLT CHK ACFT. THEY WERE ON BOTH TWR AND GND AS FLT CHK WAS TAXIING OUT. PNF CALLED TWR, SAID WE WERE ON BASE AND COULD CANCEL IFR IF IT WOULD EXPEDITE FOR OTHER ACFT. AT THIS POINT, I WAS CHKING LNDG CHKLIST, CABIN ALT, ETC. CHIEF PLT INDICATED WE WERE CLR TO LAND. I FEEL WE WERE AS WELL. HOWEVER, ONCE ON RWY, TWR SAID WE WERE OVERHEAD. WE ADVISED WE WERE ON RWY AND THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. HE SAID NEGATIVE. WE WERE ON A DROP- OFF, AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CALL TWR. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER ASKED US TO. STILL I THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. SEVERAL FACTORS HERE CAUSED CONFUSION. 1) THE CANCELLATION OF IFR CAUSED DISTR TO TWR CTLR. 2) 1 CTLR IN CAB. 3) PNF CANCELING WITHOUT CONSULTING PF, THUS SHIFTING ON DUTIES IN CABIN, IE, CABIN ALT, ETC. MYSELF FOR NOT LISTENING. WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY ABOUT 12 HRS AND FLOWN ABOUT 7 HRS THUS FAR AT THE TIME.

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.