<< >> NASA ASRS Report 516151, May 2001

B737-300 flight crew landed on runway of insufficient length due to ATC handling on visual approach required reporter to be too high to safely land on intended runway and ATC had offered another runway.

Attributes
ACN	516151
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival star : river
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	516736
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18100 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	516151
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Approached dca from the south (originated rdu). Turned onto river visual by ATC runway 19 at approximately 5000 ft and approximately 7 mi out. Slowed aircraft, gear down, flaps 40 degrees -- too high for runway 19. ATC tower offered runway 22. We elected to land runway 22 (4911 ft) instead of making a go around from low altitude. Prohibited airspace, high traffic density in vicinity of airport contributed to this decision.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLC LANDED ON RWY OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH DUE TO ATC HANDLING ON VISUAL APCH REQUIRED RPTR TO BE TOO HIGH TO SAFELY LAND ON INTENDED RWY AND ATC HAD OFFERED ANOTHER RWY.

Narrative: APCHED DCA FROM THE S (ORIGINATED RDU). TURNED ONTO RIVER VISUAL BY ATC RWY 19 AT APPROX 5000 FT AND APPROX 7 MI OUT. SLOWED ACFT, GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 40 DEGS -- TOO HIGH FOR RWY 19. ATC TWR OFFERED RWY 22. WE ELECTED TO LAND RWY 22 (4911 FT) INSTEAD OF MAKING A GAR FROM LOW ALT. PROHIBITED AIRSPACE, HIGH TFC DENSITY IN VICINITY OF ARPT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DECISION.

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.