Flight crew of an small transport cpr jet forgot to obtain landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	316393
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	316393
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for visual approach to airport approximately 20 mi out (from northwest). Contacted tower after being handed off. Instructed to report 5 mi north of airport for runway 18. Distrs from passenger during the visual approach interfered with performing the before landing checklist, though it was completed in its entirety. However, I failed to contact the tower at 5 mi. The captain continued the approach and as we crossed the threshold, it occurred to me that we were not cleared to land. I brought this to the attention of the captain, but he elected to complete the landing rather than initiate a go around. As we turned off, the tower mentioned that 'it was customary to receive a landing clearance prior to landing at this airport.' though we were not requested to do so, we phoned the tower later to apologize and were told that we were in sight throughout our approach and that there was no problem. However thankful that we were not violated, I would have preferred that the tower queried us since we did not report in as instructed. This would have eliminated the possibility of a last min go around attempt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT CPR JET FORGOT TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO ARPT APPROX 20 MI OUT (FROM NW). CONTACTED TWR AFTER BEING HANDED OFF. INSTRUCTED TO RPT 5 MI N OF ARPT FOR RWY 18. DISTRS FROM PAX DURING THE VISUAL APCH INTERFERED WITH PERFORMING THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST, THOUGH IT WAS COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY. HOWEVER, I FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR AT 5 MI. THE CAPT CONTINUED THE APCH AND AS WE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT, BUT HE ELECTED TO COMPLETE THE LNDG RATHER THAN INITIATE A GAR. AS WE TURNED OFF, THE TWR MENTIONED THAT 'IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO RECEIVE A LNDG CLRNC PRIOR TO LNDG AT THIS ARPT.' THOUGH WE WERE NOT REQUESTED TO DO SO, WE PHONED THE TWR LATER TO APOLOGIZE AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE IN SIGHT THROUGHOUT OUR APCH AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROB. HOWEVER THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT VIOLATED, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT THE TWR QUERIED US SINCE WE DID NOT RPT IN AS INSTRUCTED. THIS WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE POSSIBILITY OF A LAST MIN GAR ATTEMPT.

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.