DC9 flight crew landing without clearance in dtw.

Attributes
ACN	501660
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	501660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As the PF, I became aware that we had landed without clearance. As a new hire pilot, I was counting too heavily on my captain to make the appropriate calls. Contributing factors, I believe, were my inexperience in the dtw airspace and my inexperience in the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC LWOC IN DTW.

Narrative: AS THE PF, I BECAME AWARE THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT CLEARANCE. AS A NEW HIRE PLT, I WAS COUNTING TOO HEAVILY ON MY CAPT TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CALLS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, I BELIEVE, WERE MY INEXPERIENCE IN THE DTW AIRSPACE AND MY INEXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT.

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.