Flight crew of an light transport forgot to contact tower prior to landing after a handoff from appr...

Attributes
ACN	304204
Time
Date	199505
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hvn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	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 : 3200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	304204
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 other anomaly other
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:

We were being vectored on a right downwind to the visual approach for runway 10L and were told to follow an md-80. We reported the traffic in sight and were cleared for the visual behind the md-80 and told to contact tower at the marker. This was as we were turning base. Once we landed, we realized we never contacted tower. We then notified tower that we were down and clear runway 10L. He told us to 'contact ground and have a nice day.' at no time was any safety in jeopardy. I think 1 of the factors that caused us to not change to tower from approach wa the fact that it was VFR and we were following the md-80 and were told to contact the tower at a time in the future (ie, at the marker). When we contacted the tower once clear of the runway he didn't act as though anything unusual occurred. We figured what he did was clear us to land and we just didn't respond.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG AFTER A HDOF FROM APCH.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED ON A R DOWNWIND TO THE VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 10L AND WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW AN MD-80. WE RPTED THE TFC IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL BEHIND THE MD-80 AND TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT THE MARKER. THIS WAS AS WE WERE TURNING BASE. ONCE WE LANDED, WE REALIZED WE NEVER CONTACTED TWR. WE THEN NOTIFIED TWR THAT WE WERE DOWN AND CLR RWY 10L. HE TOLD US TO 'CONTACT GND AND HAVE A NICE DAY.' AT NO TIME WAS ANY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY. I THINK 1 OF THE FACTORS THAT CAUSED US TO NOT CHANGE TO TWR FROM APCH WA THE FACT THAT IT WAS VFR AND WE WERE FOLLOWING THE MD-80 AND WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR AT A TIME IN THE FUTURE (IE, AT THE MARKER). WHEN WE CONTACTED THE TWR ONCE CLR OF THE RWY HE DIDN'T ACT AS THOUGH ANYTHING UNUSUAL OCCURRED. WE FIGURED WHAT HE DID WAS CLR US TO LAND AND WE JUST DIDN'T RESPOND.

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.

Flight crew of an light transport forgot to contact tower prior to landing after a handoff from approach.