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A B737 pilot reports following a change by TRACON from lit runway 22R to 22L; a frequency change to tower was not made and he flight landed without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lit.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 174 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 754207 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our anticipated landing runway was 22R. Approach control advised to change to runway 22L and vectored us to an angling downwind. Approach cleared us for the visual approach. Focus shifted to energy management to be stable on final. I do not believe that the controller advised us to switch to tower. If he did; the call was not received. We did not notice this omission. Very low traffic volume and the fact that lit had cleared us for runway 22L made it seem like one controller was working several positions. Upon transferring control of the aircraft to the captain on rollout; I noticed that tower frequency was not in the radio and thought that we had landed without proper clearance. No traffic conflicts occurred. The captain phoned the tower supervisor after shutdown to clarify the situation and he was unaware of any problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PLT RPTS FOLLOWING A CHANGE BY TRACON FROM LIT RWY 22R TO 22L; A FREQ CHANGE TO TWR WAS NOT MADE AND HE FLT LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: OUR ANTICIPATED LNDG RWY WAS 22R. APCH CTL ADVISED TO CHANGE TO RWY 22L AND VECTORED US TO AN ANGLING DOWNWIND. APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH. FOCUS SHIFTED TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT TO BE STABLE ON FINAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CTLR ADVISED US TO SWITCH TO TOWER. IF HE DID; THE CALL WAS NOT RECEIVED. WE DID NOT NOTICE THIS OMISSION. VERY LOW TFC VOLUME AND THE FACT THAT LIT HAD CLRED US FOR RWY 22L MADE IT SEEM LIKE ONE CTLR WAS WORKING SEVERAL POSITIONS. UPON TRANSFERRING CTL OF THE ACFT TO THE CAPT ON ROLLOUT; I NOTICED THAT TOWER FREQUENCY WAS NOT IN THE RADIO AND THOUGHT THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC. NO TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED. THE CAPT PHONED THE TOWER SUPVR AFTER SHUTDOWN TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.