Flight crew of B757 continue visual approach to landing at ege runway 7 despite being high and fast.

Attributes
ACN	614038
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ege.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2465
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 162.25 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 162
ASRS Report	614038
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approaching ege after 3 hourly WX reports of calm winds the WX was reported as 90 broken overcast, winds 090 degrees at 18 KTS gusting to 28 KTS to 070 degrees 10 KTS gusting to 18-21 KTS. ZDV gave us a vector north of the airport and descent to 13000 ft for landing runway 7. When we saw the field we were changed to ege tower and were told to report 5 mi base. At that point left base for a straight-in over the hill looked like the best choice. Unfortunately, I didn't get slowed down early enough for flaps 30 degrees before I started down, so final was very unstable high airspeed, high sink rate, terrain warning toward the end (due to the sink rate), flaps 25 degrees, and worst of all, idle thrust from 9000 ft to touchdown -- a classic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B757 CONTINUE VISUAL APCH TO LNDG AT EGE RWY 7 DESPITE BEING HIGH AND FAST.

Narrative: APCHING EGE AFTER 3 HRLY WX RPTS OF CALM WINDS THE WX WAS RPTED AS 90 BROKEN OVCST, WINDS 090 DEGS AT 18 KTS GUSTING TO 28 KTS TO 070 DEGS 10 KTS GUSTING TO 18-21 KTS. ZDV GAVE US A VECTOR N OF THE ARPT AND DSCNT TO 13000 FT FOR LNDG RWY 7. WHEN WE SAW THE FIELD WE WERE CHANGED TO EGE TWR AND WERE TOLD TO RPT 5 MI BASE. AT THAT POINT L BASE FOR A STRAIGHT-IN OVER THE HILL LOOKED LIKE THE BEST CHOICE. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET SLOWED DOWN EARLY ENOUGH FOR FLAPS 30 DEGS BEFORE I STARTED DOWN, SO FINAL WAS VERY UNSTABLE HIGH AIRSPD, HIGH SINK RATE, TERRAIN WARNING TOWARD THE END (DUE TO THE SINK RATE), FLAPS 25 DEGS, AND WORST OF ALL, IDLE THRUST FROM 9000 FT TO TOUCHDOWN -- A CLASSIC.

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.