Air carrier flight crew are distraction and make a late attempt to conduct an approach and are involved in a TCASII RA incident turning final to mem.

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Attributes
ACN	510153
Time
Date	200103
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem.tracon
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	510153
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were busy talking and didn't realize how close we were to the airport. Should have asked to descend. Controller asked us to descend to make a fix, asked if we could make it. We told him we would be close. I got busy trying to make descent. Behind aircraft. I missed procedure turn. Captain was busy, head down, programming fixes to runway. He caught it heads up. We turned too late. ATC corrected late turn. Later on, gave us a quick turn into base to final ahead of other traffic (slam dunk). Captain called airport. I made turn to final, but overshot and started descent on top of other traffic. Got TCASII warning, corrected by steep turn. Causes: 1) didn't have airport (captain called it without me seeing it). 2) approach giving us a late descent. 3) tower giving us a 'slam dunk.' 4) captain heads down, programming due to late checklists. 5) fatigue on both of us. 6) communication between captain and first officer, only we got behind it. Progressed worse but we didn't realize we were behind till too late. Also, I think captain relaxed with me, so he didn't doublechk what I was doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC ARE DISTR AND MAKE A LATE ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT AN APCH AND ARE INVOLVED IN A TCASII RA INCIDENT TURNING FINAL TO MEM.

Narrative: WE WERE BUSY TALKING AND DIDN'T REALIZE HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO THE ARPT. SHOULD HAVE ASKED TO DSND. CTLR ASKED US TO DSND TO MAKE A FIX, ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE IT. WE TOLD HIM WE WOULD BE CLOSE. I GOT BUSY TRYING TO MAKE DSCNT. BEHIND ACFT. I MISSED PROC TURN. CAPT WAS BUSY, HEAD DOWN, PROGRAMMING FIXES TO RWY. HE CAUGHT IT HEADS UP. WE TURNED TOO LATE. ATC CORRECTED LATE TURN. LATER ON, GAVE US A QUICK TURN INTO BASE TO FINAL AHEAD OF OTHER TFC (SLAM DUNK). CAPT CALLED ARPT. I MADE TURN TO FINAL, BUT OVERSHOT AND STARTED DSCNT ON TOP OF OTHER TFC. GOT TCASII WARNING, CORRECTED BY STEEP TURN. CAUSES: 1) DIDN'T HAVE ARPT (CAPT CALLED IT WITHOUT ME SEEING IT). 2) APCH GIVING US A LATE DSCNT. 3) TWR GIVING US A 'SLAM DUNK.' 4) CAPT HEADS DOWN, PROGRAMMING DUE TO LATE CHKLISTS. 5) FATIGUE ON BOTH OF US. 6) COM BTWN CAPT AND FO, ONLY WE GOT BEHIND IT. PROGRESSED WORSE BUT WE DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE BEHIND TILL TOO LATE. ALSO, I THINK CAPT RELAXED WITH ME, SO HE DIDN'T DOUBLECHK WHAT I WAS DOING.

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.