DC8-73 flight crew lands without clearance at fll.

Attributes
ACN	440420
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 70
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 384
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	440420
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were being vectored on right downwind runway 27R by mia approach. About 10 NM east, we turned base and then were cleared visual approach runway 27R at fll. At snape, 7.4 DME, I asked mia if we should switch to fll tower, reply was yes. About 5 DME I called fll tower, and all I heard was our call sign, followed by someone blocking the frequency. This continued until the captain landed. I reviewed the missed approach procedures verbally at about 3 mi. The captain said he heard landing clearance, the flight engineer and myself did not. The captain seemed predetermined to land. The flight engineer didn't seem concerned with the lack of clearance. I should have explicitly said 'go around' instead of merely stating missed approach procedures. The only contact was with fll ground. They acknowledged the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8-73 FLC LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT FLL.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED ON R DOWNWIND RWY 27R BY MIA APCH. ABOUT 10 NM E, WE TURNED BASE AND THEN WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH RWY 27R AT FLL. AT SNAPE, 7.4 DME, I ASKED MIA IF WE SHOULD SWITCH TO FLL TWR, REPLY WAS YES. ABOUT 5 DME I CALLED FLL TWR, AND ALL I HEARD WAS OUR CALL SIGN, FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE BLOCKING THE FREQ. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAPT LANDED. I REVIEWED THE MISSED APCH PROCS VERBALLY AT ABOUT 3 MI. THE CAPT SAID HE HEARD LNDG CLRNC, THE FE AND MYSELF DID NOT. THE CAPT SEEMED PREDETERMINED TO LAND. THE FE DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF CLRNC. I SHOULD HAVE EXPLICITLY SAID 'GO AROUND' INSTEAD OF MERELY STATING MISSED APCH PROCS. THE ONLY CONTACT WAS WITH FLL GND. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROB.

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.