SAAB 340 LANDS LAX WITHOUT CLRNC.
Synopsis
SAAB 340 LANDS LAX WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative
AFTER BEING VECTORED ON TO FINAL; THE CTLR SAID 'OUR ACFT LOOKED GOOD WITH TFC TO FOLLOW AND TO CONTACT TWR AT XXXXX INTXN.' I ACKNOWLEDGED; AND I MUST HAVE GOTTEN COMPLACENT. AFTER LNDG; I LOOKED DOWN AT THE RADIOS AND SAW TWR FREQ ON STANDBY. IMMEDIATELY SWITCHING FREQS; OUR N-NUMBER WAS CALLED AND WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS THE PARALLEL RWY AND CONTACT GND. I'M SURE THE TWR MUST HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO CONTACT US AND WONDERED WHY; IF THE TWR RECEIVED NO RESPONSE; WHY THE TWR WOULDN'T CALL VIA LANDLINE TO THE APCH CTL TO TRY US BACK. IT WAS A RELATIVELY QUIET TIME; SOME HAZE NORMAL TO LOS ANGELES. OUR COMMON PRACTICE FOR A LNDG CLRNC IS TO TURN ON OUR TAXI LIGHT. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THIS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP; THE LIGHT WAS IN THE OFF POS. THAT; PLUS THE FACT TWR FREQ WAS IN STANDBY; I THOUGHT 'OH NO.' NO ACFT WERE SENT AROUND OR ANY OTHER DEVS MADE TO ANYONE ELSE; AND NO OTHER RWYS OR TXWYS WERE CROSSED. THE FO WAS PRETTY NEW ALSO -- ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE COMPANY.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.