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Flight crew of a super MD80 failed to contact the tower due to a misunderstanding of a second frequency given by approach controller on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : las airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 419678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 419680 |
| 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:
On final approach runway 25L las, approximately 5 mi from landing, we were given a second approach control frequency. We were never switched to a tower frequency and I must have mistaken the second arrival frequency as the switch to tower. We landed without contacting tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING OF A SECOND FREQ GIVEN BY APCH CTLR ON FINAL.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH RWY 25L LAS, APPROX 5 MI FROM LNDG, WE WERE GIVEN A SECOND APCH CTL FREQ. WE WERE NEVER SWITCHED TO A TWR FREQ AND I MUST HAVE MISTAKEN THE SECOND ARR FREQ AS THE SWITCH TO TWR. WE LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR.
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.