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Flight reported unfamiliarity with destination airport; caused disorientation and subsequent non- stabilized approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1661955 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 9 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
On arrival; approach control was keeping us high. The approach controller asked if we wanted a turn to lose altitude. After giving us a 70 degree vector; the controller asked if we had the field and cleared us for a visual approach. While maneuvering to lose altitude and airspeed; we got the 1;000 feet alert while not fully configured. We regained the glide slope and continued the approach. As [the other first officer]; it was hard to see the instruments but due to the fact that the airfield sits on a 500 feet bluff above the water; optical illusions made it appear that we were high initially and as we got closer appearing low. It appeared to me that after reestablishing the GS; we were configured and stable between 1;000 feet and 500 feet.I believe that this was the first time that myself and the captain had been to this airport and I feel that the jeppesen approach plates and company pages could have described the physical location/topography and visual illusions better. The picture of the airfield in the reference pages showed no indication that the airfield was 500 feet above the surrounding water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight reported unfamiliarity with destination airport; caused disorientation and subsequent non- stabilized approach.
Narrative: On arrival; Approach Control was keeping us high. The Approach Controller asked if we wanted a turn to lose altitude. After giving us a 70 degree vector; the Controller asked if we had the field and cleared us for a visual approach. While maneuvering to lose altitude and airspeed; we got the 1;000 feet alert while not fully configured. We regained the glide slope and continued the approach. As [the other First Officer]; it was hard to see the instruments but due to the fact that the airfield sits on a 500 feet bluff above the water; optical illusions made it appear that we were high initially and as we got closer appearing low. It appeared to me that after reestablishing the GS; we were configured and stable between 1;000 feet and 500 feet.I believe that this was the first time that myself and the Captain had been to this airport and I feel that the Jeppesen approach plates and company pages could have described the physical location/topography and visual illusions better. The picture of the airfield in the reference pages showed no indication that the airfield was 500 feet above the surrounding water.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.