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C208 pilot landed, failed to contact tower and landing without clearance. The tower gave a green light signal which reporter did not see.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 539426 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio freq other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on a visual approach to land on runway 29 at oak. Conditions were VMC. I landed on runway 29 and then noted that I had not changed frequencys on the FLIP/flop selector on the radio. I had preselected the tower frequency and was ready to go to ground frequency when I realized that I had landed without talking to tower. Bay approach had not handed me off to tower and I had flat forgot. I switched to tower and tendered my apologies. The controller said not to worry about it, she had given me the green light to land. I was the only one on approach at the time and air traffic was very light there were no departures prior to my landing. Contributing factors to this little screw-up were most specifically fatigue. It had been a long stressful day and I had been sleeping poorly. I was also preoccupied tracking the ILS. I am so ashamed of myself. I guess we all make mistakes -- some of them pretty dumb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C208 PLT LANDED, FAILED TO CONTACT TWR AND LWOC. THE TWR GAVE A GREEN LIGHT SIGNAL WHICH RPTR DID NOT SEE.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VISUAL APCH TO LAND ON RWY 29 AT OAK. CONDITIONS WERE VMC. I LANDED ON RWY 29 AND THEN NOTED THAT I HAD NOT CHANGED FREQS ON THE FLIP/FLOP SELECTOR ON THE RADIO. I HAD PRESELECTED THE TWR FREQ AND WAS READY TO GO TO GND FREQ WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD LANDED WITHOUT TALKING TO TWR. BAY APCH HAD NOT HANDED ME OFF TO TWR AND I HAD FLAT FORGOT. I SWITCHED TO TWR AND TENDERED MY APOLOGIES. THE CTLR SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SHE HAD GIVEN ME THE GREEN LIGHT TO LAND. I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON APCH AT THE TIME AND AIR TFC WAS VERY LIGHT THERE WERE NO DEPS PRIOR TO MY LNDG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS LITTLE SCREW-UP WERE MOST SPECIFICALLY FATIGUE. IT HAD BEEN A LONG STRESSFUL DAY AND I HAD BEEN SLEEPING POORLY. I WAS ALSO PREOCCUPIED TRACKING THE ILS. I AM SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF. I GUESS WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES -- SOME OF THEM PRETTY DUMB.
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.