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A DC9-41 flight crew lands at fat, ca, without clearance. They forgot to change to tower frequency while watching for other landing traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fat |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 7142 flight time type : 2724 |
| ASRS Report | 402240 |
| 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 non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| 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:
While on a visual approach to runway 29R at fat, we were cleared for the approach while keeping traffic going to runway 29L in sight. After turning final, because of the sun, we had some trouble keeping both the traffic and the runway in sight. The landing itself was uneventful. After landing and turning off runway 29R, we noticed we were still on the approach control frequency. It was unclr whether we had been cleared to land. It is common for one controller to handle both approach and tower position in the evening. It is unclr whether that was the case in this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-41 FLC LANDS AT FAT, CA, WITHOUT CLRNC. THEY FORGOT TO CHANGE TO TWR FREQ WHILE WATCHING FOR OTHER LNDG TFC.
Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29R AT FAT, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH WHILE KEEPING TFC GOING TO RWY 29L IN SIGHT. AFTER TURNING FINAL, BECAUSE OF THE SUN, WE HAD SOME TROUBLE KEEPING BOTH THE TFC AND THE RWY IN SIGHT. THE LNDG ITSELF WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF RWY 29R, WE NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON THE APCH CTL FREQ. IT WAS UNCLR WHETHER WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. IT IS COMMON FOR ONE CTLR TO HANDLE BOTH APCH AND TWR POS IN THE EVENING. IT IS UNCLR WHETHER THAT WAS THE CASE IN THIS EVENT.
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.