DC9-30 flight crew lands at mem without clearance from the tower.

Attributes
ACN	422920
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I made a decision to hand fly the ILS runway 27 at mem. My first officer was talking to mem approach control on VHF #1. They cleared us for the approach to runway 27, but they never instructed us to call the tower. The first officer never called the tower and I did not notice that he forgot to call. We had the runway in sight by 1000 ft and we landed without incident. After we cleared the runway we called ground control and were cleared to taxi to the gate. We received no comment from ATC about landing with no clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 FLC LANDS AT MEM WITHOUT CLRNC FROM THE TWR.

Narrative: I MADE A DECISION TO HAND FLY THE ILS RWY 27 AT MEM. MY FO WAS TALKING TO MEM APCH CTL ON VHF #1. THEY CLRED US FOR THE APCH TO RWY 27, BUT THEY NEVER INSTRUCTED US TO CALL THE TWR. THE FO NEVER CALLED THE TWR AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT HE FORGOT TO CALL. WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT BY 1000 FT AND WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY WE CALLED GND CTL AND WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO THE GATE. WE RECEIVED NO COMMENT FROM ATC ABOUT LNDG WITH NO 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.