Flight crew of B727-200 lands without being switched to tower frequency. Land without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	392680
Time
Date	199801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day tower : day tower : pdk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	392680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

We were on final approach to runway 24R at day. Due to low ceilings and many other aircraft on the approach segment we were very focused on flying the approach. No one in the cockpit realized that approach control had not xferred us to tower. We subsequently landed without communication or clearance from the tower controller. It wasn't until on the ground clear of the active runway did we realize our error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B727-200 LANDS WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. LAND WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT DAY. DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND MANY OTHER ACFT ON THE APCH SEGMENT WE WERE VERY FOCUSED ON FLYING THE APCH. NO ONE IN THE COCKPIT REALIZED THAT APCH CTL HAD NOT XFERRED US TO TWR. WE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITHOUT COM OR CLRNC FROM THE TWR CTLR. IT WASN'T UNTIL ON THE GND CLR OF THE ACTIVE RWY DID WE REALIZE OUR ERROR.

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.