B757 lands long and fast at mia.

Attributes
ACN	431541
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	431541
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After passing wever at 10000 ft, 250 KTS on descent to mia, received late descent from ATC. First officer extended speed brakes, extended flaps 5 degrees, lowered gear and resumed descent to capture GS beneath at 210 KTS. I said 'level off,' intending for him to slow first and extend full flaps before resuming descent. After glancing down to complete landing checks, I noted we were still descending, approaching iness, the OM at 1000 ft still at 210 KTS and the same confign. I gave horizontal hand motion this time, again urging first officer to leveloff and dirty up. After completing checks and receiving landing clearance, GPWS warning 'VMC conditions' sounded. First officer finally levels at 300 ft with red over red VASI and fully configured. We land long and brake hard to meet lahso restrs. First officer explained that in his judgement, aircraft could not be landed unless he continued descent. Captain believes if aircraft had been leveled immediately as directed, normal landing could have been accomplished. In any case, the order to level off should have been observed, thus avoiding the predicament altogether. In face of unresponsive first officer, captain's ordering go around or assuming controls were next best options.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 LANDS LONG AND FAST AT MIA.

Narrative: AFTER PASSING WEVER AT 10000 FT, 250 KTS ON DSCNT TO MIA, RECEIVED LATE DSCNT FROM ATC. FO EXTENDED SPD BRAKES, EXTENDED FLAPS 5 DEGS, LOWERED GEAR AND RESUMED DSCNT TO CAPTURE GS BENEATH AT 210 KTS. I SAID 'LEVEL OFF,' INTENDING FOR HIM TO SLOW FIRST AND EXTEND FULL FLAPS BEFORE RESUMING DSCNT. AFTER GLANCING DOWN TO COMPLETE LNDG CHKS, I NOTED WE WERE STILL DSNDING, APCHING INESS, THE OM AT 1000 FT STILL AT 210 KTS AND THE SAME CONFIGN. I GAVE HORIZ HAND MOTION THIS TIME, AGAIN URGING FO TO LEVELOFF AND DIRTY UP. AFTER COMPLETING CHKS AND RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC, GPWS WARNING 'VMC CONDITIONS' SOUNDED. FO FINALLY LEVELS AT 300 FT WITH RED OVER RED VASI AND FULLY CONFIGURED. WE LAND LONG AND BRAKE HARD TO MEET LAHSO RESTRS. FO EXPLAINED THAT IN HIS JUDGEMENT, ACFT COULD NOT BE LANDED UNLESS HE CONTINUED DSCNT. CAPT BELIEVES IF ACFT HAD BEEN LEVELED IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED, NORMAL LNDG COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. IN ANY CASE, THE ORDER TO LEVEL OFF SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBSERVED, THUS AVOIDING THE PREDICAMENT ALTOGETHER. IN FACE OF UNRESPONSIVE FO, CAPT'S ORDERING GAR OR ASSUMING CTLS WERE NEXT BEST OPTIONS.

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.