UNAUTHORIZED LNDG. LWOC.

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WHILE SHOOTING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8 AT ONTARIO; WE WERE IN MODERATE TURB ON FINAL WITH WINDS OF 040/35 GUST TO 48. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT ON THE ILS. WHEN APPROX 20 FT OFF THE RWY FROM TOUCHDOWN I EXPERIENCED A 20 PLUS WIND GUST WHICH LIFTED THE ACFT TAIL UP; NOSE DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BUT THE GUST THEN DISSIPATED AND WE BEGAN TO SINK. I INITIATED A GAR WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE CAPT DECIDED TO TAKE THE ACFT FOR THE NEXT APCH AS THAT I WAS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT DOING THE GAR. WE WENT TO DEP CTL AND APCH CTL FOR SEQUENCING TO FINAL. I WAS NOW WORKING THE RADIOS. THE APCH CTLR STATED THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 8. I NEVER CALLED THE TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC AND WE LANDED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER LNDG THAT I REALIZED THAT THE RADIO WAS STILL ON APCH FREQ. IT WAS PURELY MY FAULT; NO EXCUSES! LOOKING BACK ON THE SITUATION; I WAS SO UPSET WITH HAVING TO DO A GAR THAT I LOST MY PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHAIN OF REQUIRED EVENTS. THIS WAS MY FIRST LNDG ON OVER 4 MONTHS DUE TO ILLNESS. THIS WAS ONE HELL OF AN INITIATION BACK TO THE LINE. IT JUST HAPPENED TO WORK OUT THIS WAY FOR NO FAULT BUT MY OWN. THE CAPT DID A GREAT JOB ON THE NEXT APCH. I FINISHED THE 3 DAY TRIP WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MY REFLECTIVE THOUGHT ON THIS MATTER IS THAT I GOT SO WRAPPED UP ON DOING THE GAR IN CLR WX; OTHER THAN THE TURB; THAT I NEVER GOT MY MIND BACK ON THE TASK OF THE NEXT APCH. I HAVE TRULY LEARNED A LESSON FROM THIS MATTER. WE ARE TRAINED THAT GARS ARE SOMETHING THAT IS PERFORMED WHEN THE VISIBILITY IS LOW OR THERE IS A CONFLICT ON THE RWY. PERFORMING ONE FOR WIND GUST JUST WAS NOT AN ITEM I EXPECTED TO MAKE ME DO THIS TASK. RIGHT AFTER THE GAR WAS INITIATED WE DID GET A 'WINDSHEAR' WARNING ON OUR GND PROX SYS. IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A 35 KT LOSS OF AIRSPD. I DON'T FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT DOING THE MANEUVER; JUST ABOUT MY PERFORMANCE AFTERWARDS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 228825. IN AN UNUSUAL SITUATION WITH ADVERSE CONDITIONS AND AN INEXPERIENCED COPLT IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN PROPER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AT TIMES.