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An A320 flight crew experiences turbulence on approach, and lands the aircraft from an unstabilized approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon tower : eddf.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 579328 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Unstabilized approach. Moderate turbulence during arrival, LLWS/microburst advisories in effect, but wind 290 degrees, 13 KTS. Captain, PF, got a little too high/fast and attempted to salvage approach resulting in 25 KTS over target and landing 1500 ft beyond landing zone. Engines were spooled, landing confign, but rate of descent/speed too high. Rate of descent varied from 500 FPM to 1200 FPM, but no GPWS warnings. Otherwise uneventful landing, but captain too preoccupied with getting aircraft on ground and violated stabilized approach criteria.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES TURB ON APCH, AND LANDS THE ACFT FROM AN UNSTABILIZED APCH.
Narrative: UNSTABILIZED APCH. MODERATE TURB DURING ARR, LLWS/MICROBURST ADVISORIES IN EFFECT, BUT WIND 290 DEGS, 13 KTS. CAPT, PF, GOT A LITTLE TOO HIGH/FAST AND ATTEMPTED TO SALVAGE APCH RESULTING IN 25 KTS OVER TARGET AND LNDG 1500 FT BEYOND LNDG ZONE. ENGS WERE SPOOLED, LNDG CONFIGN, BUT RATE OF DSCNT/SPD TOO HIGH. RATE OF DSCNT VARIED FROM 500 FPM TO 1200 FPM, BUT NO GPWS WARNINGS. OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LNDG, BUT CAPT TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH GETTING ACFT ON GND AND VIOLATED STABILIZED APCH CRITERIA.
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.