Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295974
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	295974
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	296286
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On descent we were cleared by ord approach control for the ILS 22R at ord. About 10 mi from ridge (FAF) we were told to contact the tower at ridge 128.9 and keep our speed up. Because this was the second leg of an IOE and the first landing for the first officer in the airplane, I was helping him configure the aircraft for the approach and landing. Because of some distrs I never switched to the tower frequency. I turned on the landing lights at 1000 ft AGL and had not contacted the tower. I told them so and the tower said he saw the lights come on and gave the green light cleared us across runway 27R and to ground. Lessons learned include, even though we have in our SOP to say 'cleared to land,' I was so engrossed in the approach I didn't verify that we were in fact not 'cleared to land.' this fits into the category of events that happen because of a chain of events. When we get away from the routine and add a little stress, some important things get missed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON DSCNT WE WERE CLRED BY ORD APCH CTL FOR THE ILS 22R AT ORD. ABOUT 10 MI FROM RIDGE (FAF) WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR AT RIDGE 128.9 AND KEEP OUR SPD UP. BECAUSE THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF AN IOE AND THE FIRST LNDG FOR THE FO IN THE AIRPLANE, I WAS HELPING HIM CONFIGURE THE ACFT FOR THE APCH AND LNDG. BECAUSE OF SOME DISTRS I NEVER SWITCHED TO THE TWR FREQ. I TURNED ON THE LNDG LIGHTS AT 1000 FT AGL AND HAD NOT CONTACTED THE TWR. I TOLD THEM SO AND THE TWR SAID HE SAW THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT CLRED US ACROSS RWY 27R AND TO GND. LESSONS LEARNED INCLUDE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE IN OUR SOP TO SAY 'CLRED TO LAND,' I WAS SO ENGROSSED IN THE APCH I DIDN'T VERIFY THAT WE WERE IN FACT NOT 'CLRED TO LAND.' THIS FITS INTO THE CATEGORY OF EVENTS THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF A CHAIN OF EVENTS. WHEN WE GET AWAY FROM THE ROUTINE AND ADD A LITTLE STRESS, SOME IMPORTANT THINGS GET MISSED.

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.