Landed without clearance. Distraction from being high and fast on approach plus maintaining visual s...

Attributes
ACN	334180
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	334180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	333756
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : 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:

We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 26R at atlanta. We were told to contact the tower at the final approach fix which is approximately 5 mi from touchdown. The initial portion of the approach was high and fast, however, the final segment (1500 ft to touchdown) was stable. We didn't switch to atlanta tower until after touchdown. Tower cleared us to cross the parallel runway and told us to contact ground. No additional comments were made. Ldng without clearance probably occurred because the distraction of being high and fast. Supplemental information from acn 333756: approach told us at 10 mi to call the tower at the OM. We got distracted trying to keep visual spacing on the B757 and forgot to call the tower. We called them after landing and they said ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. DISTR FROM BEING HIGH AND FAST ON APCH PLUS MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION ON A B757.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26R AT ATLANTA. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR AT THE FINAL APCH FIX WHICH IS APPROX 5 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN. THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE APCH WAS HIGH AND FAST, HOWEVER, THE FINAL SEGMENT (1500 FT TO TOUCHDOWN) WAS STABLE. WE DIDN'T SWITCH TO ATLANTA TWR UNTIL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. TWR CLRED US TO CROSS THE PARALLEL RWY AND TOLD US TO CONTACT GND. NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WERE MADE. LDNG WITHOUT CLRNC PROBABLY OCCURRED BECAUSE THE DISTR OF BEING HIGH AND FAST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 333756: APCH TOLD US AT 10 MI TO CALL THE TWR AT THE OM. WE GOT DISTRACTED TRYING TO KEEP VISUAL SPACING ON THE B757 AND FORGOT TO CALL THE TWR. WE CALLED THEM AFTER LNDG AND THEY SAID OK.

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.

Landed without clearance. Distraction from being high and fast on approach plus maintaining visual separation on a B757.