A C414 pilot lands without clearance at cgx when he is distracted by an engine failure on short fina...

Attributes
ACN	400698
Time
Date	199804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgx
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : cgx tower : stl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	400698
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On a visual approach into cgx, I was being vectored by chicago approach. The left engine started running rough so I tried adjusting the mixture and then turned the boost pump from 'low' to 'high.' when I did that, I was at about 200 ft AGL and the left engine quit. I was close enough to the runway to land safely and didn't have time for a restart. I didn't get or didn't hear the handoff from approach to tower and landed without a landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C414 PLT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT CGX WHEN HE IS DISTRACTED BY AN ENG FAILURE ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH INTO CGX, I WAS BEING VECTORED BY CHICAGO APCH. THE L ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH SO I TRIED ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE AND THEN TURNED THE BOOST PUMP FROM 'LOW' TO 'HIGH.' WHEN I DID THAT, I WAS AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL AND THE L ENG QUIT. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE RWY TO LAND SAFELY AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR A RESTART. I DIDN'T GET OR DIDN'T HEAR THE HDOF FROM APCH TO TWR AND LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC.

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.

A C414 pilot lands without clearance at cgx when he is distracted by an engine failure on short final.