S80 FLC LWOC AFTER RWY CHANGE.

Date: 2001-01 · Aircraft: MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far

Synopsis

S80 FLC LWOC AFTER RWY CHANGE.

Narrative

FO FLYING APCH AND LNDG FOR RWY 18R. PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED RWY 17C WITH SWITCH TO RWY 18R. ALL CHKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED. HOWEVER; I DID NOT CONFIRM WITH CAPT WE HAD LNDG CLRNC. UPON LNDG AND CLRING THE RWY; TWR SOUNDED A LITTLE STRANGE. I ASKED CAPT IF WE HAD CLRNC AND HE THOUGHT SO AND THE LNDG LIGHTS WERE ON. WE ASKED THE TWR CTLR AND SHE SAID WE DID NOT AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR PROB. I HAVE LEARNED TO ENSURE ALL CHKLISTS ARE COMPLETE AND CLRNC RECEIVED WITHOUT RELYING ON THE OTHER CREW MEMBER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 498563: FO AND I COULD NOT REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY THE LNDG CLRNC; BUT IT'S BEEN A 3 DAY TRIP AND THEY ALL RUN TOGETHER. THE NOSE LNDG LIGHT WAS IN BRIGHT; WHICH I ONLY DO AT RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC. IF WE DID NOT CHK IN OR GET LNDG CLRNC; IT WAS NOT BUSY AT ALL. WHY DID SHE NOT CONTACT US? I THINK SHE LET US LAND WITHOUT CLRNC TO MAKE A POINT AND SHE WOULD HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT US NO MATTER WHERE WE TAXIED OR CROSSED; UNTIL WE CONTACTED HER. IT MAY BE THE TWR RECOGNIZES MY VOICE OR SEES MY NAME ON THE FLT PLAN. I AM VERY CONSERVATIVE ABOUT TWR CLRNCS. I DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE COMPLEX TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR WHEN THEY ARE GIVEN WHEN THE PLTS ARE XFERRING CTL AT HIGH SPD ON THE RWY. I DON'T ACCEPT MULTIPLE ACFT XING CLRNCS UNLESS I GET MY OWN READBACK/HEARBACK AND ENOUGH TIME TO ASSURE THE TWR HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT ME. I HAVE SEEN THE LIMITATIONS OF OUR SYS UP CLOSE; AND I AM VERY CONSERVATIVE. I DO WHAT I DO; NOT TO PAY BACK ANYONE; BUT TO INSURE SAFETY AND CORRECTNESS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.