<< >> NASA ASRS Report 511990, May 2001

Landing at pit runway 10L, an A320 flight crew realize that landing clearance was not obtained. Personal mental reminders overlooked.

Attributes
ACN	511990
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	511990
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At about 10 mi from touchdown, we checked in with tower on a visual approach to runway 10L. We were told that we were #3. I told myself (PF) and my first officer 'continuing,' as a reminder that we were not yet cleared to land. In spite of that, I believe we landing without clearance. I don't remember receiving clearance to land and on landing rollout, I noticed that the nose landing light and taxi light were still off. I turn those lights on when I hear my landing clearance, as a reminder. Obviously, a reminder doesn't do you any good unless you remember to look at it. I didn't.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG AT PIT RWY 10L, AN A320 FLT CREW REALIZE THAT LNDG CLRNC WAS NOT OBTAINED. PERSONAL MENTAL REMINDERS OVERLOOKED.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 10 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN, WE CHKED IN WITH TWR ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 10L. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE #3. I TOLD MYSELF (PF) AND MY FO 'CONTINUING,' AS A REMINDER THAT WE WERE NOT YET CLRED TO LAND. IN SPITE OF THAT, I BELIEVE WE LWOC. I DON'T REMEMBER RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND AND ON LNDG ROLLOUT, I NOTICED THAT THE NOSE LNDG LIGHT AND TAXI LIGHT WERE STILL OFF. I TURN THOSE LIGHTS ON WHEN I HEAR MY LNDG CLRNC, AS A REMINDER. OBVIOUSLY, A REMINDER DOESN'T DO YOU ANY GOOD UNLESS YOU REMEMBER TO LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T.

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.