A BE1900 crew lands without tower clearance at pit, PA.

Attributes
ACN	448040
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 75
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	448495
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from lbe to pit. On approach to the airport in visual conditions, we were advised of the tower frequency. The flight crew as well as the controller were very busy. Due to the situation, the flight crew did not switch to tower until touchdown. Upon touchdown, the flight crew was contacted by the tower to contact ground control followed by ramp control. Supplemental information from acn 448495: we were being vectored very tightly and asked to keep the speed up as much as possible. I had a very new first officer and he forgot to switch us to tower and advise we were next to land. Result -- we ended up landing without talking with tower until we were on the rollout and he asked us in a calm voice to 'taxi clear and contact ground' (just as normal).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE1900 CREW LANDS WITHOUT TWR CLRNC AT PIT, PA.

Narrative: FLT FROM LBE TO PIT. ON APCH TO THE ARPT IN VISUAL CONDITIONS, WE WERE ADVISED OF THE TWR FREQ. THE FLC AS WELL AS THE CTLR WERE VERY BUSY. DUE TO THE SIT, THE FLC DID NOT SWITCH TO TWR UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE FLC WAS CONTACTED BY THE TWR TO CONTACT GND CTL FOLLOWED BY RAMP CTL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 448495: WE WERE BEING VECTORED VERY TIGHTLY AND ASKED TO KEEP THE SPD UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAD A VERY NEW FO AND HE FORGOT TO SWITCH US TO TWR AND ADVISE WE WERE NEXT TO LAND. RESULT -- WE ENDED UP LNDG WITHOUT TALKING WITH TWR UNTIL WE WERE ON THE ROLLOUT AND HE ASKED US IN A CALM VOICE TO 'TAXI CLR AND CONTACT GND' (JUST AS NORMAL).

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.