Narrative:

I was receiving my IOE between iah and lax on the B777. The approach controller slowed us down rather late, so I was 2 dots high on GS, trying to slow down and get it down. The captain (IOE instructor) was too occupied observing my flying, so he forgot to switch to tower and get landing clearance. We noticed the error when we turned off at the high speed taxiway and I handled the radios. We then switched back to tower and he was trying to get a hold of us to cross runway 25R. Nobody ever challenged us about our oversight. I believe the fact that the captain and I were very low time on this new jet contributed to problem. Corrective action: no 2 low time pilots on high tech airplane should never fly together -- no exceptions!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 LANDED AT LAX WITHOUT APPROPRIATE LNDG CLRNC FROM CTL TWR.

Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING MY IOE BTWN IAH AND LAX ON THE B777. THE APCH CTLR SLOWED US DOWN RATHER LATE, SO I WAS 2 DOTS HIGH ON GS, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND GET IT DOWN. THE CAPT (IOE INSTRUCTOR) WAS TOO OCCUPIED OBSERVING MY FLYING, SO HE FORGOT TO SWITCH TO TWR AND GET LNDG CLRNC. WE NOTICED THE ERROR WHEN WE TURNED OFF AT THE HIGH SPD TXWY AND I HANDLED THE RADIOS. WE THEN SWITCHED BACK TO TWR AND HE WAS TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF US TO CROSS RWY 25R. NOBODY EVER CHALLENGED US ABOUT OUR OVERSIGHT. I BELIEVE THE FACT THAT THE CAPT AND I WERE VERY LOW TIME ON THIS NEW JET CONTRIBUTED TO PROB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NO 2 LOW TIME PLTS ON HIGH TECH AIRPLANE SHOULD NEVER FLY TOGETHER -- NO EXCEPTIONS!

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.