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

Attributes
ACN	318120
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
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 : atp
ASRS Report	318120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far 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:

On approach to runway 27, boston, ma, no switch was made to tower from approach control. Landing was accomplished without a clearance. No comment from tower on ground control when taxiing to gate. I don't recall approach giving a frequency change to tower and our (crew) complacent attitude did not pick up the error. More crew awareness is required during routine operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 27, BOSTON, MA, NO SWITCH WAS MADE TO TWR FROM APCH CTL. LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT A CLRNC. NO COMMENT FROM TWR ON GND CTL WHEN TAXIING TO GATE. I DON'T RECALL APCH GIVING A FREQ CHANGE TO TWR AND OUR (CREW) COMPLACENT ATTITUDE DID NOT PICK UP THE ERROR. MORE CREW AWARENESS IS REQUIRED DURING ROUTINE OPS.

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.