Flight crew of a DC8-71 landing without clearance after an ILS approach.

Attributes
ACN	493280
Time
Date	200011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 70
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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11550 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	493280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 5250
ASRS Report	492951
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed day without contacting tower and/or receiving landing clearance. At time of handoff to tower, the first officer was having some trouble tracking the ILS due to a 35-40 degree crab angle due to crosswind. After being handed off, I did ask for a surface wind check and got it, but it was from the approach controller. I thought I had switched to tower, but hadn't. After landing, when we found out and contacted the tower, they said there was no conflict or problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DC8-71 LWOC AFTER AN ILS APCH.

Narrative: LANDED DAY WITHOUT CONTACTING TWR AND/OR RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC. AT TIME OF HDOF TO TWR, THE FO WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE TRACKING THE ILS DUE TO A 35-40 DEG CRAB ANGLE DUE TO XWIND. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF, I DID ASK FOR A SURFACE WIND CHK AND GOT IT, BUT IT WAS FROM THE APCH CTLR. I THOUGHT I HAD SWITCHED TO TWR, BUT HADN'T. AFTER LNDG, WHEN WE FOUND OUT AND CONTACTED THE TWR, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR PROB.

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.