Air carrier landing without clearance in foreign operation.

Attributes
ACN	473250
Time
Date	200005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mpto.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 26900 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	473250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
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:

We landed perhaps without a landing clearance. When we were handed off to tocumen tower and after landing we were told we landed without a landing clearance. I was flying and was experiencing a 'black hole' effect. I did have the thought -- are we cleared to land? I looked over at a reminder (the wheel well light switch) and it was on -- cleared to land. The mistake I made was in CRM. I should have 'tested my assumption' and asked the first officer to verify. The longer I fly the more I need to use the tools I know!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LWOC IN FOREIGN OP.

Narrative: WE LANDED PERHAPS WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. WHEN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TOCUMEN TWR AND AFTER LNDG WE WERE TOLD WE LANDED WITHOUT A LNDG CLRNC. I WAS FLYING AND WAS EXPERIENCING A 'BLACK HOLE' EFFECT. I DID HAVE THE THOUGHT -- ARE WE CLRED TO LAND? I LOOKED OVER AT A REMINDER (THE WHEEL WELL LIGHT SWITCH) AND IT WAS ON -- CLRED TO LAND. THE MISTAKE I MADE WAS IN CRM. I SHOULD HAVE 'TESTED MY ASSUMPTION' AND ASKED THE FO TO VERIFY. THE LONGER I FLY THE MORE I NEED TO USE THE TOOLS I KNOW!

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.