DC9 crew landed without obtaining landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	423410
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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	DC-9 30
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	423410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We failed to contact the tower for landing, while on approach to runway 26R at atlanta, GA, airport. It was not until we exited the runway that we discovered we were still tuned to approach control. Aircraft was stopped, tower contacted, and taxi was resumed. It did not appear to cause a problem. Traffic was 'light' and the tower did not indicate a problem. We will be more vigilant in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW LANDED WITHOUT OBTAINING LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: WE FAILED TO CONTACT THE TWR FOR LNDG, WHILE ON APCH TO RWY 26R AT ATLANTA, GA, ARPT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE EXITED THE RWY THAT WE DISCOVERED WE WERE STILL TUNED TO APCH CTL. ACFT WAS STOPPED, TWR CONTACTED, AND TAXI WAS RESUMED. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO CAUSE A PROB. TFC WAS 'LIGHT' AND THE TWR DID NOT INDICATE A PROB. WE WILL BE MORE VIGILANT IN THE FUTURE.

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.