B727 flight crew descends below GS on ILS approach and strikes runway lead in lights at unv.

Attributes
ACN	575335
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : unv.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	575335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 81.47 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	575327
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landing at unv airport, the visibility was reported at 1/2 mi and 200 ft. We intercepted the localizer at 5000 ft and 24 mi out. At approximately 13 mi, intercepted the GS, we were cleared for the approach by ZNY. At 1000 ft above the field, I had ground contact vertical and partially horizontal through the left window. At approximately 250 ft, we had the runway environment, and at 210 ft, approximately, had the whole runway in sight. I asked the copilot who was flying the approach if he had the field. His answer was 'where?,' and I replied 12 O'clock straight ahead. He said, ok. At this time, we were VFR, I was changing frequency on the #1 communication, when I noticed an abrupt movement by the flight engineer. As I looked outside, I saw our position below a normal glide path and thought we were going to land on the approach lights. I immediately took control of the airplane, applied firewall thrust, and pulled the nose up. We landed about 1000 ft down runway 24. After parking, and on the walk around, we noticed damage to the aft belly of the airplane. At this time, we were told that we took out 2 lights on the approach, one at 600 ft from the end of the runway and one at 200 ft from the end.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLT CREW DSNDS BELOW GS ON ILS APCH AND STRIKES RWY LEAD IN LIGHTS AT UNV.

Narrative: LNDG AT UNV ARPT, THE VISIBILITY WAS RPTED AT 1/2 MI AND 200 FT. WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC AT 5000 FT AND 24 MI OUT. AT APPROX 13 MI, INTERCEPTED THE GS, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH BY ZNY. AT 1000 FT ABOVE THE FIELD, I HAD GND CONTACT VERT AND PARTIALLY HORIZ THROUGH THE L WINDOW. AT APPROX 250 FT, WE HAD THE RWY ENVIRONMENT, AND AT 210 FT, APPROX, HAD THE WHOLE RWY IN SIGHT. I ASKED THE COPLT WHO WAS FLYING THE APCH IF HE HAD THE FIELD. HIS ANSWER WAS 'WHERE?,' AND I REPLIED 12 O'CLOCK STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE SAID, OK. AT THIS TIME, WE WERE VFR, I WAS CHANGING FREQ ON THE #1 COM, WHEN I NOTICED AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT BY THE FE. AS I LOOKED OUTSIDE, I SAW OUR POS BELOW A NORMAL GLIDE PATH AND THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO LAND ON THE APCH LIGHTS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE, APPLIED FIREWALL THRUST, AND PULLED THE NOSE UP. WE LANDED ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN RWY 24. AFTER PARKING, AND ON THE WALK AROUND, WE NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE AFT BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE. AT THIS TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE TOOK OUT 2 LIGHTS ON THE APCH, ONE AT 600 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY AND ONE AT 200 FT FROM THE END.

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.