DC10 makes landing from unstabilized approach.

Attributes
ACN	344270
Time
Date	199608
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	344270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	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:

Radar vectors to runway 31R at jfk, 330 degree heading. Intercept was given too late to catch the localizer. Approach gave vector further to 300 degree to intercept. Autoplt captured localizer and turned further left of course by 30 degrees. Captain turned off autoplt and hand flew back to localizer. By this time, corrections needed were large and off course but correcting. Altitude high on GS but correcting smoothly. Had ground contact and ADF bearing with localizer and GS correcting and had ground contact with lead in lights. First officer was uncomfortable and stated go around. With ground and lead in lights, I felt comfortable and landed. High sink at 1500 ft corrected before 1300 ft and localizer and GS out of limits prompted first officer to state go around. Due to visibility, contact I continued. First officer stated after landing his expectation that I should honor his judgement of the go around. After discussing it with him, and in retrospect, I agree. In the future, if any crew member is uncomfortable with any approach I will honor that judgement and do the missed. No matter what my opinion if my crew is not with me, I don't have a crew. No pilot flies alone. My copilot was right.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 MAKES LNDG FROM UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: RADAR VECTORS TO RWY 31R AT JFK, 330 DEG HDG. INTERCEPT WAS GIVEN TOO LATE TO CATCH THE LOC. APCH GAVE VECTOR FURTHER TO 300 DEG TO INTERCEPT. AUTOPLT CAPTURED LOC AND TURNED FURTHER L OF COURSE BY 30 DEGS. CAPT TURNED OFF AUTOPLT AND HAND FLEW BACK TO LOC. BY THIS TIME, CORRECTIONS NEEDED WERE LARGE AND OFF COURSE BUT CORRECTING. ALT HIGH ON GS BUT CORRECTING SMOOTHLY. HAD GND CONTACT AND ADF BEARING WITH LOC AND GS CORRECTING AND HAD GND CONTACT WITH LEAD IN LIGHTS. FO WAS UNCOMFORTABLE AND STATED GAR. WITH GND AND LEAD IN LIGHTS, I FELT COMFORTABLE AND LANDED. HIGH SINK AT 1500 FT CORRECTED BEFORE 1300 FT AND LOC AND GS OUT OF LIMITS PROMPTED FO TO STATE GAR. DUE TO VISIBILITY, CONTACT I CONTINUED. FO STATED AFTER LNDG HIS EXPECTATION THAT I SHOULD HONOR HIS JUDGEMENT OF THE GAR. AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH HIM, AND IN RETROSPECT, I AGREE. IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY CREW MEMBER IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ANY APCH I WILL HONOR THAT JUDGEMENT AND DO THE MISSED. NO MATTER WHAT MY OPINION IF MY CREW IS NOT WITH ME, I DON'T HAVE A CREW. NO PLT FLIES ALONE. MY COPLT WAS RIGHT.

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.