An air carrier SA227 captain admits that he landed without clearance. Error admitted, with lots of e...

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.

An air carrier SA227 captain admits that he landed without clearance. Error admitted, with lots of excuses.