B747 on DME arc to runway 17 failed to receive landing clearance. Long duty day, complicated approach, new first officer. At 1500 ft AGL, first officer confirmed, cleared to land, but no call to tower.

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Attributes
ACN	365753
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oema
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oema tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 27 controller supervisory : 1 flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	365753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

Night approach in mountainous terrain. DME arc to ILS approach runway 17 failed to receive landing clearance from madinah tower. Long duty day (12 hours 55 mins), busy approach with arc, lead- in radial, altitude changes to final approach altitude and crew fatigue. I asked first officer if we were cleared to land at 1500 ft AGL and he said 'yes.' I took him at his word. I should've double checked but failed to do so. After landing we were told to contact tower! No other traffic at airport and no traffic on ground. First officer's first trip on hadj. So did not back up communications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 ON DME ARC TO RWY 17 FAILED TO RECEIVE LNDG CLRNC. LONG DUTY DAY, COMPLICATED APCH, NEW FO. AT 1500 FT AGL, FO CONFIRMED, CLRED TO LAND, BUT NO CALL TO TWR.

Narrative: NIGHT APCH IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. DME ARC TO ILS APCH RWY 17 FAILED TO RECEIVE LNDG CLRNC FROM MADINAH TWR. LONG DUTY DAY (12 HRS 55 MINS), BUSY APCH WITH ARC, LEAD- IN RADIAL, ALT CHANGES TO FINAL APCH ALT AND CREW FATIGUE. I ASKED FO IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AT 1500 FT AGL AND HE SAID 'YES.' I TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD. I SHOULD'VE DOUBLE CHKED BUT FAILED TO DO SO. AFTER LNDG WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR! NO OTHER TFC AT ARPT AND NO TFC ON GND. FO'S FIRST TRIP ON HADJ. SO DID NOT BACK UP COMS.

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.