Narrative:

Approach would be listed or measured as unstable. On high downwind, approach asked if we had the airport, and with the airport in sight we were cleared for the visual approach. Continued downwind until abeam the OM. Aircraft was light and not slowing down well. Warm day with light turbulence. Quartering tailwind on base leg and final. Delaying flap extension since the airspeed was erratic due to the turbulence. At 500 ft, I was slightly above GS and 20 KTS fast. Faced with a clear, dry and 11500 ft long runway, continued the approach and landing. Light braking and reverse with a normal runway exit at mid field. Things that contributed to this approach were: turbulence and tailwind, new fuel policy, fatigue, and sick leave tracking policy. This was the first trip that I was planned to arrive with our fleet's minimum planned fuel. I did note that on short final that we were at that minimum value. With the overall financial problems of our company, I believe that the stress has interrupted my sleep patterns. The previous trip, and this one, had early body clock wake-ups and I was fatigued. Our company has established a formal sick leave tracking computer log that has unknown parameters. I have never abused sick leave, but using sick leave appears to be associated with contributing to our company's financial problems. Hindsight tells me that I should acknowledge that when I am fatigued I need to use my sick leave.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW ALLOW THEMSELVES TO FLY AND COMPLETE AN UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: APCH WOULD BE LISTED OR MEASURED AS UNSTABLE. ON HIGH DOWNWIND, APCH ASKED IF WE HAD THE ARPT, AND WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. CONTINUED DOWNWIND UNTIL ABEAM THE OM. ACFT WAS LIGHT AND NOT SLOWING DOWN WELL. WARM DAY WITH LIGHT TURB. QUARTERING TAILWIND ON BASE LEG AND FINAL. DELAYING FLAP EXTENSION SINCE THE AIRSPD WAS ERRATIC DUE TO THE TURB. AT 500 FT, I WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE GS AND 20 KTS FAST. FACED WITH A CLR, DRY AND 11500 FT LONG RWY, CONTINUED THE APCH AND LNDG. LIGHT BRAKING AND REVERSE WITH A NORMAL RWY EXIT AT MID FIELD. THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS APCH WERE: TURB AND TAILWIND, NEW FUEL POLICY, FATIGUE, AND SICK LEAVE TRACKING POLICY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP THAT I WAS PLANNED TO ARRIVE WITH OUR FLEET'S MINIMUM PLANNED FUEL. I DID NOTE THAT ON SHORT FINAL THAT WE WERE AT THAT MINIMUM VALUE. WITH THE OVERALL FINANCIAL PROBS OF OUR COMPANY, I BELIEVE THAT THE STRESS HAS INTERRUPTED MY SLEEP PATTERNS. THE PREVIOUS TRIP, AND THIS ONE, HAD EARLY BODY CLOCK WAKE-UPS AND I WAS FATIGUED. OUR COMPANY HAS ESTABLISHED A FORMAL SICK LEAVE TRACKING COMPUTER LOG THAT HAS UNKNOWN PARAMETERS. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED SICK LEAVE, BUT USING SICK LEAVE APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMPANY'S FINANCIAL PROBS. HINDSIGHT TELLS ME THAT I SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN I AM FATIGUED I NEED TO USE MY SICK LEAVE.

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.