Unauthorized landing. Air carrier forgot to switch to tower frequency until after touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	307500
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	tracon : pit tower : pit
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	307500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	307686
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach control training in progress. Cleared our flight for approach to runway 28R pit. Flight crew told to keep speed up. Backgnd noise from approach control. Landing directly into the sun and slowing aircraft, doing checklists, 'verbatim' and other cockpit duties. Flight crew was either not told to switch to tower from approach or missed the call. Landed without incident and contacted the tower exiting runway. Crew called tower by telephone. Tower said no problem, but to be more diligent in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. ACR FORGOT TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ UNTIL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: APCH CTL TRAINING IN PROGRESS. CLRED OUR FLT FOR APCH TO RWY 28R PIT. FLC TOLD TO KEEP SPD UP. BACKGND NOISE FROM APCH CTL. LNDG DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN AND SLOWING ACFT, DOING CHKLISTS, 'VERBATIM' AND OTHER COCKPIT DUTIES. FLC WAS EITHER NOT TOLD TO SWITCH TO TWR FROM APCH OR MISSED THE CALL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND CONTACTED THE TWR EXITING RWY. CREW CALLED TWR BY TELEPHONE. TWR SAID NO PROB, BUT TO BE MORE DILIGENT IN THE FUTURE.

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.