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Captain of light transport air carrier aircraft operated below approach VASI GS due to inoperative aircraft flaps.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 205185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gjt |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gjt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 205185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 3 day trip, captain continuously flew 5 mi final below the VASI at every airport we went to. We had an aircraft with inoperative flaps. We should have crossed the threshold at approximately. 124 KTS. Captain flew a 4 mi final, in the dark, below the VASI (all red) and crossed the threshold at 160 KTS. We used over 2/3 of runway 29 (10,501 ft length) and were into the amber runway lights by the time we got stopped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF LTT ACR ACFT OPERATED BELOW APCH VASI GS DUE TO INOP ACFT FLAPS.
Narrative: ON 3 DAY TRIP, CAPT CONTINUOUSLY FLEW 5 MI FINAL BELOW THE VASI AT EVERY ARPT WE WENT TO. WE HAD AN ACFT WITH INOP FLAPS. WE SHOULD HAVE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX. 124 KTS. CAPT FLEW A 4 MI FINAL, IN THE DARK, BELOW THE VASI (ALL RED) AND CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 160 KTS. WE USED OVER 2/3 OF RWY 29 (10,501 FT LENGTH) AND WERE INTO THE AMBER RWY LIGHTS BY THE TIME WE GOT STOPPED.
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.