Medium large transport flight crew lands sea without proper clearance.

Attributes
ACN	458770
Time
Date	199912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 16r
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	458770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radios other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

RVR was 700 ft. Approach controller never cleared us to tower. We landed without any problems, no conflict or evasive action. Called tower and talked to ms X. She said approach controller was overloaded and just forgot to switch us over. She said not to worry, no problems, and they would talk to sea approach controllers about overload.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC LANDS SEA WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC.

Narrative: RVR WAS 700 FT. APCH CTLR NEVER CLRED US TO TWR. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS, NO CONFLICT OR EVASIVE ACTION. CALLED TWR AND TALKED TO MS X. SHE SAID APCH CTLR WAS OVERLOADED AND JUST FORGOT TO SWITCH US OVER. SHE SAID NOT TO WORRY, NO PROBS, AND THEY WOULD TALK TO SEA APCH CTLRS ABOUT OVERLOAD.

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.