Narrative:

While conducting an ILS approach to runway 36L at clt. I was the PNF. Approximately 2000-1500 ft AGL, the captain's flight director retracted from view. The aircraft was established on the ILS. The captain then became distraction with trying to get the flight director back up and at approximately 1200 ft AGL the GS was full deflection below. Company stabilized minimums are 1000 ft AGL on ILS in IMC and 500 ft VFR. I became distraction from the PNF duties as we were not stabilized approaching 1000 ft. We broke out VFR approximately 1100 ft AGL and after GS callout (deviation), the PF diverted his attention to flying the aircraft and we stabilized prior to 500 ft AGL. After landing and clearing the runway, it was discovered that the radio (communication) in use was still tuned to the approach frequency. We are not sure if approach controller issued landing clearance or if he even handed us off to tower. It is not uncommon for controllers to issue 1 call with no response or readback to confirm. There were no calls to us below 1000 ft AGL. The captain should have asked PNF to reset flight director and flown the aircraft. The PNF could have been more assertive. It was the first leg flown with this captain and first officer together. Supplemental information from acn 430974: no comments from ground control. So we assume that tower cleared us to land. WX was 1000 ft, 3 mi visibility. Complicating the approach was the wind shift from 180 degrees 50 KTS at 2000 ft to 030 degrees 29 KTS at 200 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC ON RWY 36L AT CLT, NC.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 36L AT CLT. I WAS THE PNF. APPROX 2000-1500 FT AGL, THE CAPT'S FLT DIRECTOR RETRACTED FROM VIEW. THE ACFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS. THE CAPT THEN BECAME DISTR WITH TRYING TO GET THE FLT DIRECTOR BACK UP AND AT APPROX 1200 FT AGL THE GS WAS FULL DEFLECTION BELOW. COMPANY STABILIZED MINIMUMS ARE 1000 FT AGL ON ILS IN IMC AND 500 FT VFR. I BECAME DISTR FROM THE PNF DUTIES AS WE WERE NOT STABILIZED APCHING 1000 FT. WE BROKE OUT VFR APPROX 1100 FT AGL AND AFTER GS CALLOUT (DEV), THE PF DIVERTED HIS ATTN TO FLYING THE ACFT AND WE STABILIZED PRIOR TO 500 FT AGL. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING THE RWY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIO (COM) IN USE WAS STILL TUNED TO THE APCH FREQ. WE ARE NOT SURE IF APCH CTLR ISSUED LNDG CLRNC OR IF HE EVEN HANDED US OFF TO TWR. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR CTLRS TO ISSUE 1 CALL WITH NO RESPONSE OR READBACK TO CONFIRM. THERE WERE NO CALLS TO US BELOW 1000 FT AGL. THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE ASKED PNF TO RESET FLT DIRECTOR AND FLOWN THE ACFT. THE PNF COULD HAVE BEEN MORE ASSERTIVE. IT WAS THE FIRST LEG FLOWN WITH THIS CAPT AND FO TOGETHER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 430974: NO COMMENTS FROM GND CTL. SO WE ASSUME THAT TWR CLRED US TO LAND. WX WAS 1000 FT, 3 MI VISIBILITY. COMPLICATING THE APCH WAS THE WIND SHIFT FROM 180 DEGS 50 KTS AT 2000 FT TO 030 DEGS 29 KTS AT 200 FT.

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.