B727 crew executed a go around due to an unstabilized approach.

Attributes
ACN	464832
Time
Date	200002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : abe.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 06
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	464832
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	464826
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was cleared for a visual approach approximately 8 mi from airport. Approximately flight path followed localizer to runway 6. Captain (PF) flew slightly fast all the way down ILS/visual GS. This resulted in aircraft being outside company flight operations manual parameters at 500 ft AGL. At 100-200 ft AGL, company check airman (reporter) directed captain to execute missed approach due to airspeed being too fast and power being too low, ie, bug +30 KTS at 500 ft, bug +25 KTS at 400 ft, bug +20 KTS at 300 ft, bug +15 KTS at 200 ft, power constant at 1800 pph per engine. On go around, captain climbed above ATC assigned go around altitude, resulting in a downwind altitude of 3000 ft MSL (approximately 2700 ft AGL). This was followed by a premature descent during turn to base leg, causing a base leg that was too low and at a relatively high (noisy) power setting. Captain was given unsatisfactory evaluation for line check. First officer (PNF) was not formally evaluated due to having been previously evaluated by same check airman approximately 1 week prior. First officer and so were thoroughly debriefed and check airman flew 3 subsequent segments with them with absolutely standardized, correct performance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW EXECUTED A GAR DUE TO AN UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH APPROX 8 MI FROM ARPT. APPROX FLT PATH FOLLOWED LOC TO RWY 6. CAPT (PF) FLEW SLIGHTLY FAST ALL THE WAY DOWN ILS/VISUAL GS. THIS RESULTED IN ACFT BEING OUTSIDE COMPANY FLT OPS MANUAL PARAMETERS AT 500 FT AGL. AT 100-200 FT AGL, COMPANY CHK AIRMAN (RPTR) DIRECTED CAPT TO EXECUTE MISSED APCH DUE TO AIRSPD BEING TOO FAST AND PWR BEING TOO LOW, IE, BUG +30 KTS AT 500 FT, BUG +25 KTS AT 400 FT, BUG +20 KTS AT 300 FT, BUG +15 KTS AT 200 FT, PWR CONSTANT AT 1800 PPH PER ENG. ON GAR, CAPT CLBED ABOVE ATC ASSIGNED GAR ALT, RESULTING IN A DOWNWIND ALT OF 3000 FT MSL (APPROX 2700 FT AGL). THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A PREMATURE DSCNT DURING TURN TO BASE LEG, CAUSING A BASE LEG THAT WAS TOO LOW AND AT A RELATIVELY HIGH (NOISY) PWR SETTING. CAPT WAS GIVEN UNSATISFACTORY EVALUATION FOR LINE CHK. FO (PNF) WAS NOT FORMALLY EVALUATED DUE TO HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY EVALUATED BY SAME CHK AIRMAN APPROX 1 WK PRIOR. FO AND SO WERE THOROUGHLY DEBRIEFED AND CHK AIRMAN FLEW 3 SUBSEQUENT SEGMENTS WITH THEM WITH ABSOLUTELY STANDARDIZED, CORRECT PERFORMANCE.

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.