Landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	303570
Time
Date	199505
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfr
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 195
ASRS Report	303570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
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:

On switching to tower from eug approach, controller (local) requested a call at the OM. Just prior to the OM, company called on communication #2. I replied and there was a short discussion on the difficulty I had in contacting them earlier. When I was done on communication #2 the captain called for landing checklist and we were approaching short final. We then landed, having never made the OM call. The airport was very quiet. I queried tower if we should switch to ground. He replied 'yup.' on ground, he said 'you're also cleared to land.' this is when we realized we had not been cleared appropriately. We apologized and the controller responded that he had us in sight from a ways out and that no conflict was ever possible as no other aircraft were operating at that time. I should never let a call on company distract me at such a busy period of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON SWITCHING TO TWR FROM EUG APCH, CTLR (LCL) REQUESTED A CALL AT THE OM. JUST PRIOR TO THE OM, COMPANY CALLED ON COM #2. I REPLIED AND THERE WAS A SHORT DISCUSSION ON THE DIFFICULTY I HAD IN CONTACTING THEM EARLIER. WHEN I WAS DONE ON COM #2 THE CAPT CALLED FOR LNDG CHKLIST AND WE WERE APCHING SHORT FINAL. WE THEN LANDED, HAVING NEVER MADE THE OM CALL. THE ARPT WAS VERY QUIET. I QUERIED TWR IF WE SHOULD SWITCH TO GND. HE REPLIED 'YUP.' ON GND, HE SAID 'YOU'RE ALSO CLRED TO LAND.' THIS IS WHEN WE REALIZED WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED APPROPRIATELY. WE APOLOGIZED AND THE CTLR RESPONDED THAT HE HAD US IN SIGHT FROM A WAYS OUT AND THAT NO CONFLICT WAS EVER POSSIBLE AS NO OTHER ACFT WERE OPERATING AT THAT TIME. I SHOULD NEVER LET A CALL ON COMPANY DISTRACT ME AT SUCH A BUSY PERIOD OF THE FLT.

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.