Flight crew of a super MD80 landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	495430
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : tys.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 8
ASRS Report	495430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : air ground communication other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

MD80 (aircraft X) landing without clearance. Aircraft was called several times while on final approach. Final approach controller was called to switch the aircraft to appropriate frequency. No response on either frequency. Aircraft landed without talking to anyone and he cleared the runway but stopped on the high speed taxiway. The following aircraft landed and cleared at the same taxiway. Still unable to talk to aircraft X. The third arrival would not be able to clear the runway if he landed. After several mins, aircraft X checked on frequency. Reported deviation to supervisor, however, no action taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 LWOC.

Narrative: MD80 (ACFT X) LWOC. ACFT WAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON FINAL APCH. FINAL APCH CTLR WAS CALLED TO SWITCH THE ACFT TO APPROPRIATE FREQ. NO RESPONSE ON EITHER FREQ. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYONE AND HE CLRED THE RWY BUT STOPPED ON THE HIGH SPD TXWY. THE FOLLOWING ACFT LANDED AND CLRED AT THE SAME TXWY. STILL UNABLE TO TALK TO ACFT X. THE THIRD ARR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLR THE RWY IF HE LANDED. AFTER SEVERAL MINS, ACFT X CHKED ON FREQ. RPTED DEV TO SUPVR, HOWEVER, NO ACTION TAKEN.

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.