Commuter lands without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	311320
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	311324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

As the first officer and PF, we were operating saab 340 on 6000 ft MSL downwind and cleared for a visual approach. During the approach checks and before landing checks, we were never told to contact the tower, and during the landing did not realize we were still with approach until exiting the runway. Without the handoff, and the short approach, we just plain forgot to switch to tower. We contacted ground and were instructed to taxi to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AS THE FO AND PF, WE WERE OPERATING SAAB 340 ON 6000 FT MSL DOWNWIND AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. DURING THE APCH CHKS AND BEFORE LNDG CHKS, WE WERE NEVER TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR, AND DURING THE LNDG DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE STILL WITH APCH UNTIL EXITING THE RWY. WITHOUT THE HDOF, AND THE SHORT APCH, WE JUST PLAIN FORGOT TO SWITCH TO TWR. WE CONTACTED GND AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO THE GATE.

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.