MD80 landing without clearance at atl.

Attributes
ACN	494972
Time
Date	200012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon tower : atl.tower tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 27l other other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	494972
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	495760
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failure to obtain changeover to tower, clearance to land. Our descent had been quite fast. ATC had previously asked us to maintain maximum speed and we had been quite busy throughout approach and landing. I was PIC and PF. Furthermore, I have just recently checked out in the S80. Our approach and landing was on runway 27L. We had been cleared for approach. Unfortunately, I did not realize how heavy our workload had become. I was distraction with many items from configuring to finishing checklists and did not notice that we did not receive a frequency change to tower. We landed without receiving landing clearance. Upon landing, I heard an exclamation from the first officer and he changed to tower. Tower said no problem, but.... In retrospect, I did not recognize how I was responding to the heavy workload to the extent that I missed one of the basics of flying -- communicate. Supplemental information from acn 495760: atl approach never switched us to tower. Both of us got distraction and we never switched to tower and landed without landing clearance. Called tower on rollout and they said that they gave us clearance to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 LWOC AT ATL.

Narrative: FAILURE TO OBTAIN CHANGEOVER TO TWR, CLRNC TO LAND. OUR DSCNT HAD BEEN QUITE FAST. ATC HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED US TO MAINTAIN MAX SPD AND WE HAD BEEN QUITE BUSY THROUGHOUT APCH AND LNDG. I WAS PIC AND PF. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE JUST RECENTLY CHKED OUT IN THE S80. OUR APCH AND LNDG WAS ON RWY 27L. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR APCH. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW HVY OUR WORKLOAD HAD BECOME. I WAS DISTR WITH MANY ITEMS FROM CONFIGURING TO FINISHING CHKLISTS AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE A FREQ CHANGE TO TWR. WE LANDED WITHOUT RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC. UPON LNDG, I HEARD AN EXCLAMATION FROM THE FO AND HE CHANGED TO TWR. TWR SAID NO PROB, BUT.... IN RETROSPECT, I DID NOT RECOGNIZE HOW I WAS RESPONDING TO THE HVY WORKLOAD TO THE EXTENT THAT I MISSED ONE OF THE BASICS OF FLYING -- COMMUNICATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 495760: ATL APCH NEVER SWITCHED US TO TWR. BOTH OF US GOT DISTR AND WE NEVER SWITCHED TO TWR AND LANDED WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC. CALLED TWR ON ROLLOUT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY GAVE US CLRNC TO LAND.

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.