Rate of descent on final approach creates a destabilized approach procedure.

Attributes
ACN	250244
Time
Date	199308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : ewr artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	250244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a visual to 11 at ewr. Approach told us to maintain 2000 until advised by tower. At 4 mi out, approach switched us to tower. Tower was busy and finally told us cleared to land on 1 1/2 mi final. The captain, who was flying, pulled the GPWS circuit breaker, put gear down, flaps to 45 degrees, condition levers maximum and descended at 3000-4000 FPM. He also slipped the aircraft. I told him to go around, but he said we would make it. We made it, but it was in no way a stabilized approach. Tower must have seen this. I tried to tell him to go around, but he wanted to do things his own way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RATE OF DSCNT ON FINAL APCH CREATES A DESTABILIZED APCH PROC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VISUAL TO 11 AT EWR. APCH TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 2000 UNTIL ADVISED BY TWR. AT 4 MI OUT, APCH SWITCHED US TO TWR. TWR WAS BUSY AND FINALLY TOLD US CLRED TO LAND ON 1 1/2 MI FINAL. THE CAPT, WHO WAS FLYING, PULLED THE GPWS CIRCUIT BREAKER, PUT GEAR DOWN, FLAPS TO 45 DEGS, CONDITION LEVERS MAX AND DSNDED AT 3000-4000 FPM. HE ALSO SLIPPED THE ACFT. I TOLD HIM TO GAR, BUT HE SAID WE WOULD MAKE IT. WE MADE IT, BUT IT WAS IN NO WAY A STABILIZED APCH. TWR MUST HAVE SEEN THIS. I TRIED TO TELL HIM TO GAR, BUT HE WANTED TO DO THINGS HIS OWN WAY.

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.