EMB120 lands without clearance at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	408990
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7350 flight time type : 4900
ASRS Report	408990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera 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 given a visual approach to runway 17L at dfw. My first officer (1200 hours total, 75 hours EMB120) was flying. We were at 5000 ft, on short base and cleared #1 for the airport. We were trying to get it down. We were a little behind but ok. The WX was about 8 mi visibility with light to moderate chop. The controller was very busy and apparently forgot to hand us over to tower. We were busy setting up approach confign and didn't realize that we had not checked on with tower. We realized we were on approach control on rollout. We tried to ask tower for clearance to go to ground. He informed that he was trying to call us and to hold short of runway 17C on the other tower frequency at dfw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT DFW.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17L AT DFW. MY FO (1200 HRS TOTAL, 75 HRS EMB120) WAS FLYING. WE WERE AT 5000 FT, ON SHORT BASE AND CLRED #1 FOR THE ARPT. WE WERE TRYING TO GET IT DOWN. WE WERE A LITTLE BEHIND BUT OK. THE WX WAS ABOUT 8 MI VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. THE CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND APPARENTLY FORGOT TO HAND US OVER TO TWR. WE WERE BUSY SETTING UP APCH CONFIGN AND DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE HAD NOT CHKED ON WITH TWR. WE REALIZED WE WERE ON APCH CTL ON ROLLOUT. WE TRIED TO ASK TWR FOR CLRNC TO GO TO GND. HE INFORMED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO CALL US AND TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 17C ON THE OTHER TWR FREQ AT DFW.

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.