Narrative:

At the OM of atl runway 26R approach control switched us to tower frequency 119.1. The tower controller acknowledged my call but because of other xmissions I was uncertain he had cleared us to land. When the other radio calls he was making finally ceased I asked for confirmation of our clearance to land. He confirmed it and I acknowledged it and added, 'thank you, just checking to be sure.' as we flared for landing he asked our position. Approach control apparently had meant to give us frequency 119.5, the normal runway 26R tower frequency, and tower was uncertain who he had cleared to land. The runway was clear and it was VMC and we continued our landing and rollout. There was no traffic conflict and ground operations continued as normal. The increased traffic at atl has really overloaded the controllers. Under the conditions they do an outstanding job but the conditions have the potential for real problems. Perhaps switching to tower prior to the OM would allow a little more time to resolve this kind of problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR SWITCHED RPTR'S ACFT TO WRONG TWR FREQ 119 PT 1 INSTEAD OF 119 PT 5. RPTR WAS UNSURE IF LNDG CLRNC WAS GIVEN AND THE LCL CTLR CONFIRMED IT. SUBSEQUENTLY DURING LNDG FLARE, THE LCL CTLR ASKED RPTR TO VERIFY POS.

Narrative: AT THE OM OF ATL RWY 26R APCH CTL SWITCHED US TO TWR FREQ 119.1. THE TWR CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED MY CALL BUT BECAUSE OF OTHER XMISSIONS I WAS UNCERTAIN HE HAD CLRED US TO LAND. WHEN THE OTHER RADIO CALLS HE WAS MAKING FINALLY CEASED I ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION OF OUR CLRNC TO LAND. HE CONFIRMED IT AND I ACKNOWLEDGED IT AND ADDED, 'THANK YOU, JUST CHKING TO BE SURE.' AS WE FLARED FOR LNDG HE ASKED OUR POS. APCH CTL APPARENTLY HAD MEANT TO GIVE US FREQ 119.5, THE NORMAL RWY 26R TWR FREQ, AND TWR WAS UNCERTAIN WHO HE HAD CLRED TO LAND. THE RWY WAS CLR AND IT WAS VMC AND WE CONTINUED OUR LNDG AND ROLLOUT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND GND OPS CONTINUED AS NORMAL. THE INCREASED TFC AT ATL HAS REALLY OVERLOADED THE CTLRS. UNDER THE CONDITIONS THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB BUT THE CONDITIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR REAL PROBS. PERHAPS SWITCHING TO TWR PRIOR TO THE OM WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE MORE TIME TO RESOLVE THIS KIND OF PROB.

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.