An air carrier flight crew flying an ATR42-72 landing without clearance at iah.

Attributes
ACN	478560
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	478564
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
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:

Fatigue was a factor in landing without a clearance. Last leg of 5 consecutive days of flying, this was the 5TH leg of the day. The previous night allowed for 8 hours 45 mins of rest. Moreover, iah approach was issuing multiple speed changes, and never sent us to the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING AN ATR42-72 LWOC AT IAH.

Narrative: FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR IN LNDG WITHOUT A CLRNC. LAST LEG OF 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF FLYING, THIS WAS THE 5TH LEG OF THE DAY. THE PREVIOUS NIGHT ALLOWED FOR 8 HRS 45 MINS OF REST. MOREOVER, IAH APCH WAS ISSUING MULTIPLE SPD CHANGES, AND NEVER SENT US TO THE TWR.

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.