EA30 crew landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	460530
Time
Date	200001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdsd.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : trainee oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	460530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	460531
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

Landing clearance. During visual approach to sdq we were busy looking for traffic and trying to visually acquire the VASI we missed the radio call to switch to tower. We landed without clearance on approach frequency. Approach switched us as we cleared the runway. Copilot flying I usually use the nose light as my 'cleared to land' indicator, but was distracted during the approach by winds and monitoring the copilot's approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA30 CREW LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: LNDG CLRNC. DURING VISUAL APCH TO SDQ WE WERE BUSY LOOKING FOR TFC AND TRYING TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE VASI WE MISSED THE RADIO CALL TO SWITCH TO TWR. WE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC ON APCH FREQ. APCH SWITCHED US AS WE CLRED THE RWY. COPLT FLYING I USUALLY USE THE NOSE LIGHT AS MY 'CLRED TO LAND' INDICATOR, BUT WAS DISTRACTED DURING THE APCH BY WINDS AND MONITORING THE COPLT'S APCH.

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.