Commuter crew landing without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	506490
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 137 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	506490
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
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:

On IFR approach, first officer (new) descended below GS. I took control of aircraft and landed. In the xfer of controls, I think we may have neglected to obtain a landing clearance. I called tower and they had not noticed if we did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER CREW LWOC.

Narrative: ON IFR APCH, FO (NEW) DSNDED BELOW GS. I TOOK CTL OF ACFT AND LANDED. IN THE XFER OF CTLS, I THINK WE MAY HAVE NEGLECTED TO OBTAIN A LNDG CLRNC. I CALLED TWR AND THEY HAD NOT NOTICED IF WE DID.

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.