A B737-300 crew landed without clearance on runway 19R at mci.

Attributes
ACN	502135
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Ice Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon tower : mci.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 19r other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	502135
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	502540
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying from stl to mci, the WX was at minimums and we were very close to our maximum landing weight. The WX at mci was constantly changing and we were assuring we were within landing crosswind as well as under our maximum landing weight. Initially, we planned that I would fly the approach and the captain was required to land per our company procedures. The WX improved to 3/4 mi so the captain wasn't required to land. We had briefed the ILS runway 19R with the captain landing, and although it wasn't required, we still believed it to be the best course of action. As I flew the approach (on autoplt) it was very turbulent due to windy conditions. We were given a speed reduction joining the localizer, and observed via the TCASII we were still gaining on our traffic, so we configured and slowed to approach speed. Once at approach speed, separation was good, and an uneventful landing was made. Clearing the runway, I went to switch to ground control, and noticed we were still on approach control frequency. After securing the aircraft at the gate, the captain called the tower and discussed the situation. The tower stated their workload was high too, and it was not to be worried about.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC ON RWY 19R AT MCI.

Narrative: FLYING FROM STL TO MCI, THE WX WAS AT MINIMUMS AND WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO OUR MAX LNDG WT. THE WX AT MCI WAS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND WE WERE ASSURING WE WERE WITHIN LNDG XWIND AS WELL AS UNDER OUR MAX LNDG WT. INITIALLY, WE PLANNED THAT I WOULD FLY THE APCH AND THE CAPT WAS REQUIRED TO LAND PER OUR COMPANY PROCS. THE WX IMPROVED TO 3/4 MI SO THE CAPT WASN'T REQUIRED TO LAND. WE HAD BRIEFED THE ILS RWY 19R WITH THE CAPT LNDG, AND ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T REQUIRED, WE STILL BELIEVED IT TO BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION. AS I FLEW THE APCH (ON AUTOPLT) IT WAS VERY TURBULENT DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS. WE WERE GIVEN A SPD REDUCTION JOINING THE LOC, AND OBSERVED VIA THE TCASII WE WERE STILL GAINING ON OUR TFC, SO WE CONFIGURED AND SLOWED TO APCH SPD. ONCE AT APCH SPD, SEPARATION WAS GOOD, AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE. CLRING THE RWY, I WENT TO SWITCH TO GND CTL, AND NOTICED WE WERE STILL ON APCH CTL FREQ. AFTER SECURING THE ACFT AT THE GATE, THE CAPT CALLED THE TWR AND DISCUSSED THE SIT. THE TWR STATED THEIR WORKLOAD WAS HIGH TOO, AND IT WAS NOT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.

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.