B757 flight crew has unstabilized approach into phko.

Attributes
ACN	590991
Time
Date	200308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phko.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phko.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : air carrier inspector
ASRS Report	590991
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

It was windy and turbulence on arrival. First officer was flying. The flight was held up at 11000 ft for crossing traffic. Captain (being a line check airman, and used to seeing this common error by PNF) watched and hinted about first officer keeping speed up at 300 KTS until cleared to descend. First officer was slow to recognize his high speed/high altitude combination. First officer was also slow to lower gear and complete before landing checklist prior to FAF. It was very windy, and it was decided to keep some speed and land with 25 degree flaps rather than 30 degrees, but captain did not change MCP airspeed bug. Aircraft was on GS by 1000 ft AGL, but was 30 KTS fast. The runway was long, and the wind helped, and we were both tired and were anxious to get on the ground. Approach was thoroughly debriefed at the gate, and it was decided we should have gone around, but didn't.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO PHKO.

Narrative: IT WAS WINDY AND TURB ON ARR. FO WAS FLYING. THE FLT WAS HELD UP AT 11000 FT FOR XING TFC. CAPT (BEING A LINE CHK AIRMAN, AND USED TO SEEING THIS COMMON ERROR BY PNF) WATCHED AND HINTED ABOUT FO KEEPING SPD UP AT 300 KTS UNTIL CLRED TO DSND. FO WAS SLOW TO RECOGNIZE HIS HIGH SPD/HIGH ALT COMBINATION. FO WAS ALSO SLOW TO LOWER GEAR AND COMPLETE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST PRIOR TO FAF. IT WAS VERY WINDY, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO KEEP SOME SPD AND LAND WITH 25 DEG FLAPS RATHER THAN 30 DEGS, BUT CAPT DID NOT CHANGE MCP AIRSPD BUG. ACFT WAS ON GS BY 1000 FT AGL, BUT WAS 30 KTS FAST. THE RWY WAS LONG, AND THE WIND HELPED, AND WE WERE BOTH TIRED AND WERE ANXIOUS TO GET ON THE GND. APCH WAS THOROUGHLY DEBRIEFED AT THE GATE, AND IT WAS DECIDED WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND, BUT DIDN'T.

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.