An air carrier flight crew landing without clearance at lax.

Attributes
ACN	477730
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	controller : local flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	477730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
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:

Failed to contact tower at landing. Numerous altitude and airspeed changes distraction attention at critical moment tower issued landing clearance. I will be less included to accept visual approach in this environment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC LWOC AT LAX.

Narrative: FAILED TO CONTACT TWR AT LNDG. NUMEROUS ALT AND AIRSPD CHANGES DISTR ATTN AT CRITICAL MOMENT TWR ISSUED LNDG CLRNC. I WILL BE LESS INCLUDED TO ACCEPT VISUAL APCH IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

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.