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An air carrier SA227 captain admits that he landed without clearance. Error admitted, with lots of excuses.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eyw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : eyw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 339240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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:
Landed at eyw without landing clearance. Tower requested a call at 2 NM from touchdown, approximately 600 ft in the air. Copilot was flying aircraft and was not very stable on the approach. Captain was working radios and was distracted at the 2 mi point. Conclusion: 1) 2 NM is late for landing clearance. (Approximately 600 ft AGL.) 2) tower had made visual and radio contact at 10 NM. 3) there was traffic within 12 NM. 4) copilot was flying a very unstable approach and I was distracted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR SA227 CAPT ADMITS THAT HE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC. ERROR ADMITTED, WITH LOTS OF EXCUSES.
Narrative: LANDED AT EYW WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. TWR REQUESTED A CALL AT 2 NM FROM TOUCHDOWN, APPROX 600 FT IN THE AIR. COPLT WAS FLYING ACFT AND WAS NOT VERY STABLE ON THE APCH. CAPT WAS WORKING RADIOS AND WAS DISTRACTED AT THE 2 MI POINT. CONCLUSION: 1) 2 NM IS LATE FOR LNDG CLRNC. (APPROX 600 FT AGL.) 2) TWR HAD MADE VISUAL AND RADIO CONTACT AT 10 NM. 3) THERE WAS TFC WITHIN 12 NM. 4) COPLT WAS FLYING A VERY UNSTABLE APCH AND I WAS DISTRACTED.
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.