MD80 crew landing without clearance at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	519090
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	519090
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arrival dfw approach control cleared us for visual approach to runway 18R. Frequency was extremely congested. In the process of flying the approach checking for traffic that we were to follow, and completing our landing checklist we did not catch the fact that approach control did not hand us off to dfw tower. After landing we were told to contact tower by approach. It was at that time that we realized our mistake. I believe that task saturation on our part during the approach and extreme radio congestion contributed to this error of not getting landing clearance from dfw tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW LWOC AT DFW.

Narrative: ARR DFW APCH CTL CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18R. FREQ WAS EXTREMELY CONGESTED. IN THE PROCESS OF FLYING THE APCH CHKING FOR TFC THAT WE WERE TO FOLLOW, AND COMPLETING OUR LNDG CHKLIST WE DID NOT CATCH THE FACT THAT APCH CTL DID NOT HAND US OFF TO DFW TWR. AFTER LNDG WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR BY APCH. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE. I BELIEVE THAT TASK SATURATION ON OUR PART DURING THE APCH AND EXTREME RADIO CONGESTION CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR OF NOT GETTING LNDG CLRNC FROM DFW TWR.

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.