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We were en route from pit to orh. WX at orh when we arrived at orh was below landing mins so we were advised by company to proceed to our alternate which was pvd. At this time the WX in pvd was 300 ft, 1/2 mi. Aircraft that made the approach to runway 15 reported that he made contact with the runway at mins which was 200 ft, 1/2 mi. We were on the 15 approach behind this aircraft. Captain was flying the aircraft at this time. At 200 ft I called the runway in sight and diverted my attention back inside the aircraft to the flight instruments. At this point I noticed the aircraft proceeded to go above the GS. I called to the captain 'you're way above the GS'. At this point I looked outside and noticed the aircraft had appeared to level off. When the above GS call was made the captain pushed the nose of the aircraft over and landed on what I felt was the nosegear first. The impact with the runway was extremely hard. The captain made a turnoff before the end of the runway and we taxied to parking. On post-flight inspection of the aircraft that evening the only thing I found wrong was that the nose wheel taxi light had been broken and that parts of the glass were in the nose wheel hub. At the time I remember being concerned as to whether or not any other damage to the aircraft might have been sustained as a result of the landing. In the morning, I once again preflted the aircraft and found that the taxi light had been replaced and there appeared to be no other damage to the aircraft. Previous to our departure from pit the captain stated that he hadn't flown in a couple of weeks. Possibly because of this the approach should have been flown by the autoplt. My feelings are that the captain leveled the aircraft off at slightly below decision height because of a problem with perception of where the runway was in relationship to the aircraft. However at that point I didn't feel like I should try to take control of the aircraft from the captain. During post-flight captain stated that at that point (decision height) he had a problem with depth perception on this landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG MAY HAVE LANDED BELOW LNDG MINS AT PVD. HARD LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE FROM PIT TO ORH. WX AT ORH WHEN WE ARRIVED AT ORH WAS BELOW LNDG MINS SO WE WERE ADVISED BY COMPANY TO PROCEED TO OUR ALTERNATE WHICH WAS PVD. AT THIS TIME THE WX IN PVD WAS 300 FT, 1/2 MI. ACFT THAT MADE THE APCH TO RWY 15 RPTED THAT HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY AT MINS WHICH WAS 200 FT, 1/2 MI. WE WERE ON THE 15 APCH BEHIND THIS ACFT. CAPT WAS FLYING THE ACFT AT THIS TIME. AT 200 FT I CALLED THE RWY IN SIGHT AND DIVERTED MY ATTN BACK INSIDE THE ACFT TO THE FLT INSTRUMENTS. AT THIS POINT I NOTICED THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO GO ABOVE THE GS. I CALLED TO THE CAPT 'YOU'RE WAY ABOVE THE GS'. AT THIS POINT I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THE ACFT HAD APPEARED TO LEVEL OFF. WHEN THE ABOVE GS CALL WAS MADE THE CAPT PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT OVER AND LANDED ON WHAT I FELT WAS THE NOSEGEAR FIRST. THE IMPACT WITH THE RWY WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE CAPT MADE A TURNOFF BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY AND WE TAXIED TO PARKING. ON POST-FLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT THAT EVENING THE ONLY THING I FOUND WRONG WAS THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TAXI LIGHT HAD BEEN BROKEN AND THAT PARTS OF THE GLASS WERE IN THE NOSE WHEEL HUB. AT THE TIME I REMEMBER BEING CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE LNDG. IN THE MORNING, I ONCE AGAIN PREFLTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE TAXI LIGHT HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THERE APPEARED TO BE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. PREVIOUS TO OUR DEP FROM PIT THE CAPT STATED THAT HE HADN'T FLOWN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THIS THE APCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN BY THE AUTOPLT. MY FEELINGS ARE THAT THE CAPT LEVELED THE ACFT OFF AT SLIGHTLY BELOW DECISION HEIGHT BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH PERCEPTION OF WHERE THE RWY WAS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACFT. HOWEVER AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD TRY TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT FROM THE CAPT. DURING POST-FLT CAPT STATED THAT AT THAT POINT (DECISION HEIGHT) HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH DEPTH PERCEPTION ON THIS LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.