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Pilot of an small transport cpr twin forgot to contact tower prior to landing resulting in landing without clearance. Reporter was on a VFR flight plan with flight following and did not realize his mistake until contacting ground control after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 400390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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:
I left for oakland before sunrise and had an uneventful flight with little traffic to be heard on ATC. I had requested flight following. I have flown this particular flight several times before, in many different flight conditions. I was very relaxed and possibly a little groggy from the predawn flight. My letdown and descent was uneventful, being handed off from center to bay approach. I never heard the handoff from bay approach to oakland tower. (I believe the controller never did.) thus I landed in oakland with no radio contact or clearance to land. The good thing is that at that hour of the morning there was very little air traffic. I did not realize my error until I taxied off the active runway and contacted ground. I think the term 'fat, dumb, and happy' applies in this situation. I was expecting to be handed off to oak tower, but because I was so relaxed and thinking about the landing I forgot that I had not talked to anyone. This incident could have been avoided with the use of a checklist (since I fly single pilot).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT CPR TWIN FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR PRIOR TO LNDG RESULTING IN LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC. RPTR WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN WITH FLT FOLLOWING AND DID NOT REALIZE HIS MISTAKE UNTIL CONTACTING GND CTL AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: I LEFT FOR OAKLAND BEFORE SUNRISE AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL FLT WITH LITTLE TFC TO BE HEARD ON ATC. I HAD REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING. I HAVE FLOWN THIS PARTICULAR FLT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, IN MANY DIFFERENT FLT CONDITIONS. I WAS VERY RELAXED AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE GROGGY FROM THE PREDAWN FLT. MY LETDOWN AND DSCNT WAS UNEVENTFUL, BEING HANDED OFF FROM CTR TO BAY APCH. I NEVER HEARD THE HDOF FROM BAY APCH TO OAKLAND TWR. (I BELIEVE THE CTLR NEVER DID.) THUS I LANDED IN OAKLAND WITH NO RADIO CONTACT OR CLRNC TO LAND. THE GOOD THING IS THAT AT THAT HR OF THE MORNING THERE WAS VERY LITTLE AIR TFC. I DID NOT REALIZE MY ERROR UNTIL I TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RWY AND CONTACTED GND. I THINK THE TERM 'FAT, DUMB, AND HAPPY' APPLIES IN THIS SIT. I WAS EXPECTING TO BE HANDED OFF TO OAK TWR, BUT BECAUSE I WAS SO RELAXED AND THINKING ABOUT THE LNDG I FORGOT THAT I HAD NOT TALKED TO ANYONE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH THE USE OF A CHKLIST (SINCE I FLY SINGLE PLT).
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.