Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to contact tower at the OM as instructed by approach and landed without tower clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	382020
Time
Date	199709
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	382020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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:

Was told by approach to contact tower at marker. Just about at the marker I asked PNF to get a wind check. Check was requested and given to us (by approach). As I touched down I realized we were still on approach and had not called tower. I use taxi position of nose light for 'cleared for approach.' landing position for 'cleared to land' reminder. At touchdown I glanced up and still saw taxi position. Because approach gave wind as requested, and I called for that at time changeover should have taken place, I distraction PNF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO CONTACT TWR AT THE OM AS INSTRUCTED BY APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT TWR CLRNC.

Narrative: WAS TOLD BY APCH TO CONTACT TWR AT MARKER. JUST ABOUT AT THE MARKER I ASKED PNF TO GET A WIND CHK. CHK WAS REQUESTED AND GIVEN TO US (BY APCH). AS I TOUCHED DOWN I REALIZED WE WERE STILL ON APCH AND HAD NOT CALLED TWR. I USE TAXI POS OF NOSE LIGHT FOR 'CLRED FOR APCH.' LNDG POS FOR 'CLRED TO LAND' REMINDER. AT TOUCHDOWN I GLANCED UP AND STILL SAW TAXI POS. BECAUSE APCH GAVE WIND AS REQUESTED, AND I CALLED FOR THAT AT TIME CHANGEOVER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE, I DISTR PNF.

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.