MD80S aircraft developed high sink rate on short final, reporter first officer tried to compensate w...

Attributes
ACN	394003
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	394003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	394002
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arriving aus, visual approach runway 31L, ATIS winds were 3 KTS. First officer's landing, stable approach. After 30 ft callout, we developed a greater sink rate due to approximately 10 KT airspeed loss. First officer and I both pulled the yoke back slightly and first officer added a little power to arrest sink rate. It didn't appear we would land very hard so we didn't go around, but we did touch down firmly. Vertical speed wasn't noted. Airplane didn't bounce. As we taxied in the flags at the terminal were standing nearly straight out. Only 2 or 3 passenger mentioned anything as they deplaned -- mostly in a joking manner. #1 flight attendant mentioned nothing about injuries or complaints. #4 flight attendant said several passenger would probably write it up. I said let them write it up for there wasn't much we could have done. Upon arrival at dfw about 1 hour later, 2 flight attendant mgrs and dfw chief pilot were waiting. I found out then that #4 flight attendant had called in aus to report slight back pain and #2 flight attendant felt something in her neck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL, RPTR FO TRIED TO COMPENSATE WITH PWR AND ATTITUDE BUT STILL HIT HARD. FLT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF INJURY.

Narrative: ARRIVING AUS, VISUAL APCH RWY 31L, ATIS WINDS WERE 3 KTS. FO'S LNDG, STABLE APCH. AFTER 30 FT CALLOUT, WE DEVELOPED A GREATER SINK RATE DUE TO APPROX 10 KT AIRSPD LOSS. FO AND I BOTH PULLED THE YOKE BACK SLIGHTLY AND FO ADDED A LITTLE PWR TO ARREST SINK RATE. IT DIDN'T APPEAR WE WOULD LAND VERY HARD SO WE DIDN'T GO AROUND, BUT WE DID TOUCH DOWN FIRMLY. VERT SPD WASN'T NOTED. AIRPLANE DIDN'T BOUNCE. AS WE TAXIED IN THE FLAGS AT THE TERMINAL WERE STANDING NEARLY STRAIGHT OUT. ONLY 2 OR 3 PAX MENTIONED ANYTHING AS THEY DEPLANED -- MOSTLY IN A JOKING MANNER. #1 FLT ATTENDANT MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT INJURIES OR COMPLAINTS. #4 FLT ATTENDANT SAID SEVERAL PAX WOULD PROBABLY WRITE IT UP. I SAID LET THEM WRITE IT UP FOR THERE WASN'T MUCH WE COULD HAVE DONE. UPON ARR AT DFW ABOUT 1 HR LATER, 2 FLT ATTENDANT MGRS AND DFW CHIEF PLT WERE WAITING. I FOUND OUT THEN THAT #4 FLT ATTENDANT HAD CALLED IN AUS TO RPT SLIGHT BACK PAIN AND #2 FLT ATTENDANT FELT SOMETHING IN HER NECK.

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.

MD80S aircraft developed high sink rate on short final, reporter first officer tried to compensate with power and attitude but still hit hard. Flight attendants complained of injury.