An air carrier flight crew person complains about a 'slam dunk' visual approach procedure.

Attributes
ACN	298690
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	298690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were being vectored to land runway 8L at ATC. ATC kept asking us to 'go fast' throughout descent (330 KTS plus). During downwind at 250 KTS, gave us a 'slam dunk' to base, then to final. Got a severe TCASII RA with aircraft approaching his final turn to the southern pair of parallel runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC PERSON COMPLAINS ABOUT A 'SLAM DUNK' VISUAL APCH PROC.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO LAND RWY 8L AT ATC. ATC KEPT ASKING US TO 'GO FAST' THROUGHOUT DSCNT (330 KTS PLUS). DURING DOWNWIND AT 250 KTS, GAVE US A 'SLAM DUNK' TO BASE, THEN TO FINAL. GOT A SEVERE TCASII RA WITH ACFT APCHING HIS FINAL TURN TO THE SOUTHERN PAIR OF PARALLEL RWYS.

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.