DC9 flight crew has difficulty receiving landing clearance at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	435000
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 35c
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	435000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Contacted dfw tower on a visual approach to runway 35C and was told to continue. Due to frequency congestion with aircraft on ground, took several tries to get landing clearance. It was received just prior to touchdown and rejected landing. Tower frequencys should not be that congested. Takeoff and landing traffic should have easy access to the tower controller, for timely instructions and clrncs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC HAS DIFFICULTY RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC AT DFW.

Narrative: CONTACTED DFW TWR ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35C AND WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE. DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION WITH ACFT ON GND, TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET LNDG CLRNC. IT WAS RECEIVED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND REJECTED LNDG. TWR FREQS SHOULD NOT BE THAT CONGESTED. TKOF AND LNDG TFC SHOULD HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE TWR CTLR, FOR TIMELY INSTRUCTIONS AND CLRNCS.

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.