A CL65 flight crew lands without confirming their clearance for landing at cvg.

Attributes
ACN	487052
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Fog Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg.tower tower : fat.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 36l other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	487052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	486450
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a flight from fwa to cvg, we had an 'aoa' anti-ice inoperative caution message. We held at shb to run the QRH and talk to maintenance. The problem was resolved. However, we had no stall protection or windshear guidance. We continued on to cvg. We were vectored for the approach to runway 36L ILS. We were cleared for the approach. While coming into cvg, the WX was 300 ft overcast and 2 mi visibility. As we were on the approach, we encountered light to moderate turbulence. There was garbled communications with approach. At 200 ft AGL, we were not sure if we were cleared to land. We could not get in to ATC. We landed. The entire time on the approach we were encountering the winds, airspeed and turbulence. Due to the fact that several system were not reliable, we were distraction. Therefore, we were not clear if we in fact had a landing clearance. After we landed, nothing was said by ATC other than to exit taxiway D7 and contact ramp tower. After we landed, we discussed the situation and we are still not sure if we had a landing clearance. We allowed ourselves to become distraction. We should have verified our landing clearance. It was a very slow time at cvg. We, or the controller, could have not been vigilant in our jobs. Supplemental information from acn 486450: did ask for turnoff at taxiway D7 and was given 'roger, dixie south on taxiway D7 to ramp.' wasn't sure if he said cleared to land first. Should have confirmed immediately clearance to land for our flight number on readback.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 FLC LANDS WITHOUT CONFIRMING THEIR CLRNC FOR LNDG AT CVG.

Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM FWA TO CVG, WE HAD AN 'AOA' ANTI-ICE INOP CAUTION MESSAGE. WE HELD AT SHB TO RUN THE QRH AND TALK TO MAINT. THE PROB WAS RESOLVED. HOWEVER, WE HAD NO STALL PROTECTION OR WINDSHEAR GUIDANCE. WE CONTINUED ON TO CVG. WE WERE VECTORED FOR THE APCH TO RWY 36L ILS. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. WHILE COMING INTO CVG, THE WX WAS 300 FT OVCST AND 2 MI VISIBILITY. AS WE WERE ON THE APCH, WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB. THERE WAS GARBLED COMS WITH APCH. AT 200 FT AGL, WE WERE NOT SURE IF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WE COULD NOT GET IN TO ATC. WE LANDED. THE ENTIRE TIME ON THE APCH WE WERE ENCOUNTERING THE WINDS, AIRSPD AND TURB. DUE TO THE FACT THAT SEVERAL SYS WERE NOT RELIABLE, WE WERE DISTR. THEREFORE, WE WERE NOT CLR IF WE IN FACT HAD A LNDG CLRNC. AFTER WE LANDED, NOTHING WAS SAID BY ATC OTHER THAN TO EXIT TXWY D7 AND CONTACT RAMP TWR. AFTER WE LANDED, WE DISCUSSED THE SIT AND WE ARE STILL NOT SURE IF WE HAD A LNDG CLRNC. WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BECOME DISTR. WE SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED OUR LNDG CLRNC. IT WAS A VERY SLOW TIME AT CVG. WE, OR THE CTLR, COULD HAVE NOT BEEN VIGILANT IN OUR JOBS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 486450: DID ASK FOR TURNOFF AT TXWY D7 AND WAS GIVEN 'ROGER, DIXIE S ON TXWY D7 TO RAMP.' WASN'T SURE IF HE SAID CLRED TO LAND FIRST. SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED IMMEDIATELY CLRNC TO LAND FOR OUR FLT NUMBER ON READBACK.

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.