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MD88 aircraft on approach and landing forgot to contact tower for landing clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 355 |
| ASRS Report | 399430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 398812 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
As PF, I reported field in sight to PNF while on base. PNF reported field in sight to approach control. Approach control said 'cleared to land' switch to tower. After landing, noticed the communication switch had not been switched over and realized tower never had been contacted. Contributing factors: PNF was distraction by looking for field and the go around button was depressed on the thrust rating panel. I use the go around button on the thrust rating panel (as a technique) as a reminder that we have been cleared to land. However, I learned after this incident that the PNF also uses this button as a memory aid for something else.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 ACFT ON APCH AND LNDG FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC.
Narrative: AS PF, I RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT TO PNF WHILE ON BASE. PNF RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT TO APCH CTL. APCH CTL SAID 'CLRED TO LAND' SWITCH TO TWR. AFTER LNDG, NOTICED THE COM SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN SWITCHED OVER AND REALIZED TWR NEVER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PNF WAS DISTR BY LOOKING FOR FIELD AND THE GAR BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED ON THE THRUST RATING PANEL. I USE THE GAR BUTTON ON THE THRUST RATING PANEL (AS A TECHNIQUE) AS A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE BEEN CLRED TO LAND. HOWEVER, I LEARNED AFTER THIS INCIDENT THAT THE PNF ALSO USES THIS BUTTON AS A MEMORY AID FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
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.