Landing without clearance at phl, PA.

Attributes
ACN	481086
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	481086
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	480940
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Cleared by approach control for ILS runway 9R -- converging approach in visual conditions, but was never switched over to tower (local) frequency. Copilot was at controls. On short final, I noticed we were still on approach frequency. Quickly looked down at approach chart for tower frequency and switched to 118.5 prior to landing. Announced landing and saw runway was clear. Elected to land as it was clear, feeling it safer than going around into busy traffic overhead. After landing, contacted tower and was switched to ground control. Other tower frequency 135.1 was correct tower frequency for our runway, but 118.5 was first tower frequency I noticed upon realizing was never switched over. Contacted tower supervisor on duty via telephone after flight and he said no problem, no conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LWOC AT PHL, PA.

Narrative: CLRED BY APCH CTL FOR ILS RWY 9R -- CONVERGING APCH IN VISUAL CONDITIONS, BUT WAS NEVER SWITCHED OVER TO TWR (LCL) FREQ. COPLT WAS AT CTLS. ON SHORT FINAL, I NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ. QUICKLY LOOKED DOWN AT APCH CHART FOR TWR FREQ AND SWITCHED TO 118.5 PRIOR TO LNDG. ANNOUNCED LNDG AND SAW RWY WAS CLR. ELECTED TO LAND AS IT WAS CLR, FEELING IT SAFER THAN GOING AROUND INTO BUSY TFC OVERHEAD. AFTER LNDG, CONTACTED TWR AND WAS SWITCHED TO GND CTL. OTHER TWR FREQ 135.1 WAS CORRECT TWR FREQ FOR OUR RWY, BUT 118.5 WAS FIRST TWR FREQ I NOTICED UPON REALIZING WAS NEVER SWITCHED OVER. CONTACTED TWR SUPVR ON DUTY VIA TELEPHONE AFTER FLT AND HE SAID NO PROB, NO CONFLICT.

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.