First officer of an air carrier mdt turboprop forgot to contact tower as directed by approach control for landing clearance and consequently landed without contacting tower. First officer realized mistake after landing and waiting for tower's further instruction to taxi to the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	384920
Time
Date	199710
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv
State Reference	IN
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2550 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	384920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

On oct/sun/97, I was the PNF operating a flight into evv. After landing and clearing the runway we were waiting for tower to give us instructions. It hit me that I hadn't even checked in with tower. As soon as approach told us to contact tower once established, I had changed to tower. I think what threw us off was the fact that it was VMC and we were not going to get established as with an ILS. Also, we started configuring and running checklist at that point. As we were approaching, I was mentally calculating a GS. Usually, at the 500 ft call, I check the gear and verify the landing clearance. This was one of the few times that I did not do this. Like I said previously, I had changed to tower right away. At many airports, I have heard tower contact the approaching aircraft. This time they did not. I assume that they just wanted to drive home the point. Probably not a bad idea. I don't think there was any one factor that made me forget. It was a combination of several factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN ACR MDT TURBOPROP FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR AS DIRECTED BY APCH CTL FOR LNDG CLRNC AND CONSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR. FO REALIZED MISTAKE AFTER LNDG AND WAITING FOR TWR'S FURTHER INSTRUCTION TO TAXI TO THE GATE.

Narrative: ON OCT/SUN/97, I WAS THE PNF OPERATING A FLT INTO EVV. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING THE RWY WE WERE WAITING FOR TWR TO GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS. IT HIT ME THAT I HADN'T EVEN CHKED IN WITH TWR. AS SOON AS APCH TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR ONCE ESTABLISHED, I HAD CHANGED TO TWR. I THINK WHAT THREW US OFF WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS VMC AND WE WERE NOT GOING TO GET ESTABLISHED AS WITH AN ILS. ALSO, WE STARTED CONFIGURING AND RUNNING CHKLIST AT THAT POINT. AS WE WERE APCHING, I WAS MENTALLY CALCULATING A GS. USUALLY, AT THE 500 FT CALL, I CHK THE GEAR AND VERIFY THE LNDG CLRNC. THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THAT I DID NOT DO THIS. LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, I HAD CHANGED TO TWR RIGHT AWAY. AT MANY ARPTS, I HAVE HEARD TWR CONTACT THE APCHING ACFT. THIS TIME THEY DID NOT. I ASSUME THAT THEY JUST WANTED TO DRIVE HOME THE POINT. PROBABLY NOT A BAD IDEA. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY ONE FACTOR THAT MADE ME FORGET. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL FACTORS.

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.