B727 lands mmun without landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	447540
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmun.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmun.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 12
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	447540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Just before touchdown, first officer pointed out we did not have landing clearance as approach had not handed us off to tower. I was flying and considered a go around, but the runway was clear, so I elected to land. We switched to tower frequency during rollout and they told us to turn left at the end and taxi to the gate. They said nothing to us about the incident, of course they could have cleared us to land without us knowing. It was pretty dumb on my part. I always turn the outboard landing lights on when we get landing (or takeoff) clearance. But this time for some reason I forgot to check. Fortunately the situation didn't turn out worse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 LANDS MMUN WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, FO POINTED OUT WE DID NOT HAVE LNDG CLRNC AS APCH HAD NOT HANDED US OFF TO TWR. I WAS FLYING AND CONSIDERED A GAR, BUT THE RWY WAS CLR, SO I ELECTED TO LAND. WE SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ DURING ROLLOUT AND THEY TOLD US TO TURN L AT THE END AND TAXI TO THE GATE. THEY SAID NOTHING TO US ABOUT THE INCIDENT, OF COURSE THEY COULD HAVE CLRED US TO LAND WITHOUT US KNOWING. IT WAS PRETTY DUMB ON MY PART. I ALWAYS TURN THE OUTBOARD LNDG LIGHTS ON WHEN WE GET LNDG (OR TKOF) CLRNC. BUT THIS TIME FOR SOME REASON I FORGOT TO CHK. FORTUNATELY THE SIT DIDN'T TURN OUT WORSE.

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.