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B737-800 flight crew reports planning a flaps 15 landing due to strong gusty crosswinds then becoming distracted during the approach and landing with flaps set to 10 degrees.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1033302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Coming into approach on runway 09 at miami we had briefed a flaps 15 landing as a result of high gusting cross winds related to a hurricane. Approach was very gusty and included heavy precipitation at times. About the time of calling for gear down tower reported a regional jet three miles ahead as we went IFR in heavy showers. Pilot flying called for south turns and began maneuvering for spacing while trying to acquire the regional jet visually. Rejoining final approach course at approximately 700 ft and made an uneventful landing. On taxi cleanup while first officer brought flap handle up he noticed flap setting read 10 degrees and suspects that landing was made at 10 degrees setting. Both pilot flying and pilot not flying were so focused on attaining separation on the other aircraft and maintaining course; glide path and proper airspeed that we missed the 1;000 ft call. The approach was challenging with the weather; winds and ATC calls all happening at the same time. Possible solution may be to move the 1;000 ft 'landing checklist complete' call to 1;500 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 flight crew reports planning a flaps 15 landing due to strong gusty crosswinds then becoming distracted during the approach and landing with flaps set to 10 degrees.
Narrative: Coming into approach on Runway 09 at Miami we had briefed a flaps 15 landing as a result of high gusting cross winds related to a hurricane. Approach was very gusty and included heavy precipitation at times. About the time of calling for gear down Tower reported a Regional Jet three miles ahead as we went IFR in heavy showers. Pilot flying called for S turns and began maneuvering for spacing while trying to acquire the Regional Jet visually. Rejoining final approach course at approximately 700 FT and made an uneventful landing. On taxi cleanup while First Officer brought flap handle up he noticed flap setting read 10 degrees and suspects that landing was made at 10 degrees setting. Both pilot flying and pilot not flying were so focused on attaining separation on the other aircraft and maintaining course; glide path and proper airspeed that we missed the 1;000 FT call. The approach was challenging with the weather; winds and ATC calls all happening at the same time. Possible solution may be to move the 1;000 FT 'Landing checklist complete' call to 1;500 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.