Narrative:

This was my first flight as a captain on the DC10. A check pilot was in the right seat flying as PNF. Den approach control cleared us for a visual approach to runway 35L at den. We were to contact the tower at dymon. It was a clear day and we were about 5 mi behind the landing traffic. I watched him land and turn off the runway. I was working hard at making a nice approach and landing. After we landed the check pilot asked the tower if they wanted us on ground control. The voice came back stating that we were still on approach control. I think we were both so busy with the approach, me by the fact that it was my first flight as captain of the DC10, and he by the fact that this was the first time he had seen me fly and land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING A CAPT'S FIRST IOE FLT, THE CHK PLT IN THE FO SEAT FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR WHEN INSTRUCTED BY APCH CTLR. THE DC10 FLC LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC. UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT AS A CAPT ON THE DC10. A CHK PLT WAS IN THE R SEAT FLYING AS PNF. DEN APCH CTL CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35L AT DEN. WE WERE TO CONTACT THE TWR AT DYMON. IT WAS A CLR DAY AND WE WERE ABOUT 5 MI BEHIND THE LNDG TFC. I WATCHED HIM LAND AND TURN OFF THE RWY. I WAS WORKING HARD AT MAKING A NICE APCH AND LNDG. AFTER WE LANDED THE CHK PLT ASKED THE TWR IF THEY WANTED US ON GND CTL. THE VOICE CAME BACK STATING THAT WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL. I THINK WE WERE BOTH SO BUSY WITH THE APCH, ME BY THE FACT THAT IT WAS MY FIRST FLT AS CAPT OF THE DC10, AND HE BY THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SEEN ME FLY AND LAND.

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.