C560 crew landed without clearance at ind.

Attributes
ACN	453250
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind.tracon tower : ind.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 23r
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	453250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed at ind runway 23R without landing clearance. We were vectored for a visual approach behind other traffic. Within 10-15 mi of the airport, while being vectored, I looked up the ind tower and ground frequencys. Being close to the airport, with TA's, checklist duties and requests by the PF (also the PIC) when approach control advised cleared for the visual approach to runway 23L, no frequency change was given, which might have cued us to switch frequencys to the tower. As it was, with the distrs, the frequencys I had looked up were never tuned in. The distrs which included airspeed, sink rate, and altitude calls on final, left no cues that the tower had not been contacted. I do not absolve myself of blame and make no excuses. The rushed situation in the terminal area, couple with the numerous distrs -- particularly in good WX -- assure mistakes over time. This is particular true after a long duty day, as this was. The day began at XA30 and the incident took place 10 hours later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 CREW LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC AT IND.

Narrative: LANDED AT IND RWY 23R WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH BEHIND OTHER TFC. WITHIN 10-15 MI OF THE ARPT, WHILE BEING VECTORED, I LOOKED UP THE IND TWR AND GND FREQS. BEING CLOSE TO THE ARPT, WITH TA'S, CHKLIST DUTIES AND REQUESTS BY THE PF (ALSO THE PIC) WHEN APCH CTL ADVISED CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 23L, NO FREQ CHANGE WAS GIVEN, WHICH MIGHT HAVE CUED US TO SWITCH FREQS TO THE TWR. AS IT WAS, WITH THE DISTRS, THE FREQS I HAD LOOKED UP WERE NEVER TUNED IN. THE DISTRS WHICH INCLUDED AIRSPD, SINK RATE, AND ALT CALLS ON FINAL, LEFT NO CUES THAT THE TWR HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. I DO NOT ABSOLVE MYSELF OF BLAME AND MAKE NO EXCUSES. THE RUSHED SIT IN THE TERMINAL AREA, COUPLE WITH THE NUMEROUS DISTRS -- PARTICULARLY IN GOOD WX -- ASSURE MISTAKES OVER TIME. THIS IS PARTICULAR TRUE AFTER A LONG DUTY DAY, AS THIS WAS. THE DAY BEGAN AT XA30 AND THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 10 HRS LATER.

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.