Flight crew failed to contact tower for landing clearance during visual approach.

Attributes
ACN	315980
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	315980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	315478
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

Given runway change 15 mi out from mem. PNF (captain) changing FMS to different runway. Copilot (PF) following visual traffic to runway 27. Everyone very busy. I can't remember if approach gave us frequency change to tower or not. After landing, noticed radio still tuned to approach control. I think we were so busy typing in the box at the last min, our cockpit coordination broke down. I think in a clearly visual situation, we should concentrate more on flying the jet than programming it. Supplemental information from acn 315478: the crew became absorbed in completing before landing checklists and in maintaining adequate separation from slow preceding single engine aircraft. Our aircraft was stabilized and separation was good by 1000 ft AGL however landing clearance was never received prior to landing due to a failure of the captain to contact tower frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILED TO CONTACT TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC DURING VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: GIVEN RWY CHANGE 15 MI OUT FROM MEM. PNF (CAPT) CHANGING FMS TO DIFFERENT RWY. COPLT (PF) FOLLOWING VISUAL TFC TO RWY 27. EVERYONE VERY BUSY. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF APCH GAVE US FREQ CHANGE TO TWR OR NOT. AFTER LNDG, NOTICED RADIO STILL TUNED TO APCH CTL. I THINK WE WERE SO BUSY TYPING IN THE BOX AT THE LAST MIN, OUR COCKPIT COORD BROKE DOWN. I THINK IN A CLEARLY VISUAL SIT, WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE MORE ON FLYING THE JET THAN PROGRAMMING IT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 315478: THE CREW BECAME ABSORBED IN COMPLETING BEFORE LNDG CHKLISTS AND IN MAINTAINING ADEQUATE SEPARATION FROM SLOW PRECEDING SINGLE ENG ACFT. OUR ACFT WAS STABILIZED AND SEPARATION WAS GOOD BY 1000 FT AGL HOWEVER LNDG CLRNC WAS NEVER RECEIVED PRIOR TO LNDG DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CAPT TO CONTACT TWR FREQ.

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.