Flight crew lands without tower landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	307990
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 : 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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	307990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance 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:

After cleared for a visual approach to runway 32 and on a high downwind we landed and as I was turning off the runway I noticed that my reminder at being cleared to land (nose gear light) was not on. That is when I realized that we were not cleared to land. The first officer did not catch it also and contacted tower and he said to contact ground on point 9. There was no other aircraft in the area or on the ground. The tower seemed to be not concerned about this. In 20 yrs of flying this is the first time it has happened to me and I plan on being more aware of it in the future. I hope in the future the tower could tell approach that they are not talking to the flight and have them contact them or go around. But the buck stops with me. (Always)!!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC LANDS WITHOUT TWR LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 32 AND ON A HIGH DOWNWIND WE LANDED AND AS I WAS TURNING OFF THE RWY I NOTICED THAT MY REMINDER AT BEING CLRED TO LAND (NOSE GEAR LIGHT) WAS NOT ON. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND. THE FO DID NOT CATCH IT ALSO AND CONTACTED TWR AND HE SAID TO CONTACT GND ON POINT 9. THERE WAS NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA OR ON THE GND. THE TWR SEEMED TO BE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. IN 20 YRS OF FLYING THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I PLAN ON BEING MORE AWARE OF IT IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE IN THE FUTURE THE TWR COULD TELL APCH THAT THEY ARE NOT TALKING TO THE FLT AND HAVE THEM CONTACT THEM OR GAR. BUT THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME. (ALWAYS)!!!

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.