MD11 international crew performs an unauthorized landing without clearance at dfw on flight from nrt. Aircraft still on approach control frequency.

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Attributes
ACN	349362
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	349362
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
ASRS Report	352363
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Vectors off bpr arrival to final. We landed runway 35C without landing clearance from tower. We didn't know this until I asked if we should hold short of runway 35L and approach answered. Approach vectored us in high and cleared us for the visual and we struggled to fly the airplane into position and missed any frequency change to tower. I believe that approach didn't hand us off and that they vectored us in too close asking if we had the runway. The captain said we didn't but we saw a B757 and then they cleared us for the visual. Supplemental information from acn 349363: hazy visibility, slam-dunk from boids 5 late runway change. Told to follow B757 for visual to runway 35C. Trying to keep sight of B757 we were overtaking, monitoring checklist compliance, did not hear clearance to land. Looked at mechanical checklist, saw switch thrown for cleared to land. Decided not to verbally verify as captain was still trying to complete checklist. After landing when first officer advised we had cleared runway approach control advised to switch to tower frequency. Captain was sure approach control gave us clearance to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 INTL CREW PERFORMS AN UNAUTH LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC AT DFW ON FLT FROM NRT. ACFT STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ.

Narrative: VECTORS OFF BPR ARR TO FINAL. WE LANDED RWY 35C WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC FROM TWR. WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL I ASKED IF WE SHOULD HOLD SHORT OF RWY 35L AND APCH ANSWERED. APCH VECTORED US IN HIGH AND CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL AND WE STRUGGLED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE INTO POS AND MISSED ANY FREQ CHANGE TO TWR. I BELIEVE THAT APCH DIDN'T HAND US OFF AND THAT THEY VECTORED US IN TOO CLOSE ASKING IF WE HAD THE RWY. THE CAPT SAID WE DIDN'T BUT WE SAW A B757 AND THEN THEY CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 349363: HAZY VISIBILITY, SLAM-DUNK FROM BOIDS 5 LATE RWY CHANGE. TOLD TO FOLLOW B757 FOR VISUAL TO RWY 35C. TRYING TO KEEP SIGHT OF B757 WE WERE OVERTAKING, MONITORING CHKLIST COMPLIANCE, DID NOT HEAR CLRNC TO LAND. LOOKED AT MECHANICAL CHKLIST, SAW SWITCH THROWN FOR CLRED TO LAND. DECIDED NOT TO VERBALLY VERIFY AS CAPT WAS STILL TRYING TO COMPLETE CHKLIST. AFTER LNDG WHEN FO ADVISED WE HAD CLRED RWY APCH CTL ADVISED TO SWITCH TO TWR FREQ. CAPT WAS SURE APCH CTL GAVE US CLRNC TO 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.