B767-300 on short approach is unable to get landing clearance due to tower's frequency congestion. Crew, in concert agreement, elects to land rather than go around. Crew had received a late handoff from approach controller.

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Attributes
ACN	380280
Time
Date	199709
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	380280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	380347
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

After cleared for a visual approach we were switched over late to tower. We were unable to receive a landing clearance due to continuous transmission on tower frequency. The runway was clear. All txwys were clear and I considered it safer to land rather than execute a go around without being able to notify tower. Supplemental information from acn 380347: captain advised me to continue to landing. I concurred and landed normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 ON SHORT APCH IS UNABLE TO GET LNDG CLRNC DUE TO TWR'S FREQ CONGESTION. CREW, IN CONCERT AGREEMENT, ELECTS TO LAND RATHER THAN GAR. CREW HAD RECEIVED A LATE HDOF FROM APCH CTLR.

Narrative: AFTER CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH WE WERE SWITCHED OVER LATE TO TWR. WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE A LNDG CLRNC DUE TO CONTINUOUS XMISSION ON TWR FREQ. THE RWY WAS CLR. ALL TXWYS WERE CLR AND I CONSIDERED IT SAFER TO LAND RATHER THAN EXECUTE A GAR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO NOTIFY TWR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 380347: CAPT ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO LNDG. I CONCURRED AND LANDED NORMALLY.

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.