Flight crew of an light transport failed to obtain landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	314003
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flg
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	314003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach to flg we failed to receive a landing clearance prior to landing. After leaving ZAB and being cleared for the visual approach to runway 3, we contacted flg tower and reported 10 mi south for the visual. The tower asked us to report a 4 mi final. At about 6 mi, the left cockpit window came unsealed making a loud hissing noise. The distraction caused us to forget to report the 4 mi final. We landed without receiving landing clearance. We subsequently wrote up the window for a maintenance action. The hinge was found to be cracked and was replaced. The mechanic advised us that the aluminum hinges crack from being opened too far. They are very weak and are a continuing problem with the beech 1900D model airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO FLG WE FAILED TO RECEIVE A LNDG CLRNC PRIOR TO LNDG. AFTER LEAVING ZAB AND BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 3, WE CONTACTED FLG TWR AND RPTED 10 MI S FOR THE VISUAL. THE TWR ASKED US TO RPT A 4 MI FINAL. AT ABOUT 6 MI, THE L COCKPIT WINDOW CAME UNSEALED MAKING A LOUD HISSING NOISE. THE DISTR CAUSED US TO FORGET TO RPT THE 4 MI FINAL. WE LANDED WITHOUT RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC. WE SUBSEQUENTLY WROTE UP THE WINDOW FOR A MAINT ACTION. THE HINGE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MECH ADVISED US THAT THE ALUMINUM HINGES CRACK FROM BEING OPENED TOO FAR. THEY ARE VERY WEAK AND ARE A CONTINUING PROB WITH THE BEECH 1900D MODEL AIRPLANE.

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.