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Flight crew of an atx light transport jet failed to report to tower at outer fix or obtain landing clearance due to distrs of low WX minimum and xferring fuel for possible go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414717 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dbq |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 414717 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed from ILS approach without landing clearance. Unable to obtain ATIS until close in because of another ATIS overriding frequency. WX at minimums when unforecasted that low. Readjusting fuel load (xferring from auxiliary tank, back into wings) in case of missed approach. Fuel event led to late completion of in range/approach checklist until reaching FAF. Tower had directed us notify him upon reaching fix. Assumed we had landing clearance, both crew members failed to remember fix callout or verify landing clearance. Tower called to talk about it. Said he would overlook, just be careful. I agreed. Fatigue may have been a factor. Third day of trip. Little sleep night before due to noise at hotel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATX LTT JET FAILED TO RPT TO TWR AT OUTER FIX OR OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC DUE TO DISTRS OF LOW WX MINIMUM AND XFERRING FUEL FOR POSSIBLE GAR.
Narrative: LANDED FROM ILS APCH WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. UNABLE TO OBTAIN ATIS UNTIL CLOSE IN BECAUSE OF ANOTHER ATIS OVERRIDING FREQ. WX AT MINIMUMS WHEN UNFORECASTED THAT LOW. READJUSTING FUEL LOAD (XFERRING FROM AUX TANK, BACK INTO WINGS) IN CASE OF MISSED APCH. FUEL EVENT LED TO LATE COMPLETION OF IN RANGE/APCH CHKLIST UNTIL REACHING FAF. TWR HAD DIRECTED US NOTIFY HIM UPON REACHING FIX. ASSUMED WE HAD LNDG CLRNC, BOTH CREW MEMBERS FAILED TO REMEMBER FIX CALLOUT OR VERIFY LNDG CLRNC. TWR CALLED TO TALK ABOUT IT. SAID HE WOULD OVERLOOK, JUST BE CAREFUL. I AGREED. FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. THIRD DAY OF TRIP. LITTLE SLEEP NIGHT BEFORE DUE TO NOISE AT HOTEL.
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.