<< >> NASA ASRS Report 408207, July 1998

ATCT controller observes air carrier B737 land long, floating over the runway a considerable length, and slides off runway due to insufficient length. Controller perceives he should have sent the air carrier around and maybe could have saved the incident.

Attributes
ACN	408207
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	408207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I observed a B737-300 or 400 landing on runway 32 over the approach end of the runway. I observed the aircraft appear to level off about 10 ft or so above the runway. This continued to where I estimated he had less than 4000 ft of runway available. He had been cleared to land on initial contact. To avoid it, I believe I should have sent him around. But I hesitated too long due to the fact I thought he was going around on his own. I was already in the process coordinating his go around then he touched down and rolled off the end of the runway across grass and onto another taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT CTLR OBSERVES ACR B737 LAND LONG, FLOATING OVER THE RWY A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH, AND SLIDES OFF RWY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. CTLR PERCEIVES HE SHOULD HAVE SENT THE ACR AROUND AND MAYBE COULD HAVE SAVED THE INCIDENT.

Narrative: I OBSERVED A B737-300 OR 400 LNDG ON RWY 32 OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY. I OBSERVED THE ACFT APPEAR TO LEVEL OFF ABOUT 10 FT OR SO ABOVE THE RWY. THIS CONTINUED TO WHERE I ESTIMATED HE HAD LESS THAN 4000 FT OF RWY AVAILABLE. HE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON INITIAL CONTACT. TO AVOID IT, I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE SENT HIM AROUND. BUT I HESITATED TOO LONG DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING AROUND ON HIS OWN. I WAS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS COORDINATING HIS GAR THEN HE TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RWY ACROSS GRASS AND ONTO ANOTHER TXWY.

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.