Narrative:

We were on an ILS runway 23L approach to ind. I had not used the head up display in sometime, so I chose to hand fly with it down. My first officer hadn't used (or seen one used) in real WX. He was totally engrossed with making sure I didn't get out of the parameters, for the ILS. Nice approach and landing, but when we asked for a short 180 degree to the taxiway, approach control said we were with them. I looked down at the communication and he or we hadn't switched to tower and weren't cleared to land. Neither one of us could remember approach control telling us to go to the tower or if we even called them. We got so wrapped up in our flying and using a new piece of equipment that we forgot to do something basic as, get clearance to land. I'll try better next time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN FLC BECAME SO ENGROSSED WITH THE HEAD UP DISPLAY THAT THEY DID NOT NOTICE THAT APCH CTL HAD NOT CHANGED THEM TO TWR FREQ.

Narrative: WE WERE ON AN ILS RWY 23L APCH TO IND. I HAD NOT USED THE HEAD UP DISPLAY IN SOMETIME, SO I CHOSE TO HAND FLY WITH IT DOWN. MY FO HADN'T USED (OR SEEN ONE USED) IN REAL WX. HE WAS TOTALLY ENGROSSED WITH MAKING SURE I DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE PARAMETERS, FOR THE ILS. NICE APCH AND LNDG, BUT WHEN WE ASKED FOR A SHORT 180 DEG TO THE TXWY, APCH CTL SAID WE WERE WITH THEM. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE COM AND HE OR WE HADN'T SWITCHED TO TWR AND WEREN'T CLRED TO LAND. NEITHER ONE OF US COULD REMEMBER APCH CTL TELLING US TO GO TO THE TWR OR IF WE EVEN CALLED THEM. WE GOT SO WRAPPED UP IN OUR FLYING AND USING A NEW PIECE OF EQUIP THAT WE FORGOT TO DO SOMETHING BASIC AS, GET CLRNC TO LAND. I'LL TRY BETTER NEXT TIME.

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.