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An A319 PIC offers as reasons for his continuation of a destabilized approach and landing: unplanned deviations for thunderstorms and WX resulting in a low fuel situation, north of and near mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 626037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Unstable approach and continued landing. Thunderstorms in florida caused us to deviate across the state unplanned. WX on the north side of the field forced all traffic into a right (south) pattern for both runways 9 and 8L. Had a learjet below and south of us which ATC turned under our flight path. Passing the lear (that aircraft was going to runway 8L we were for runway 9), we were given lower altitudes. I thought we were going to have a 12+ NM final but ATC turned us to base and inquired when we had the runway in sight. Misjudged the distance and configured too late for a stabilized approach. Due to the lower than planned fuel state and the concern that the field would close due to WX, I elected to land. Runway 9 is a long runway and I felt it allowed the safety margin to continue the landing. Certainly not how I preferred to operate the flight. I find that this sequence of flying has me tired starting the very first day and I do not seem to recover. At home I do not get up as early as this trip requires and as I age I guess my body clock is fighting me. I know that my rest state has been negatively impacted on every one of these sequences I have flown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 PIC OFFERS AS REASONS FOR HIS CONTINUATION OF A DESTABILIZED APCH AND LNDG: UNPLANNED DEVS FOR TSTMS AND WX RESULTING IN A LOW FUEL SIT, N OF AND NEAR MIA.
Narrative: UNSTABLE APCH AND CONTINUED LNDG. TSTMS IN FLORIDA CAUSED US TO DEVIATE ACROSS THE STATE UNPLANNED. WX ON THE N SIDE OF THE FIELD FORCED ALL TFC INTO A R (S) PATTERN FOR BOTH RWYS 9 AND 8L. HAD A LEARJET BELOW AND S OF US WHICH ATC TURNED UNDER OUR FLT PATH. PASSING THE LEAR (THAT ACFT WAS GOING TO RWY 8L WE WERE FOR RWY 9), WE WERE GIVEN LOWER ALTS. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A 12+ NM FINAL BUT ATC TURNED US TO BASE AND INQUIRED WHEN WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND CONFIGURED TOO LATE FOR A STABILIZED APCH. DUE TO THE LOWER THAN PLANNED FUEL STATE AND THE CONCERN THAT THE FIELD WOULD CLOSE DUE TO WX, I ELECTED TO LAND. RWY 9 IS A LONG RWY AND I FELT IT ALLOWED THE SAFETY MARGIN TO CONTINUE THE LNDG. CERTAINLY NOT HOW I PREFERRED TO OPERATE THE FLT. I FIND THAT THIS SEQUENCE OF FLYING HAS ME TIRED STARTING THE VERY FIRST DAY AND I DO NOT SEEM TO RECOVER. AT HOME I DO NOT GET UP AS EARLY AS THIS TRIP REQUIRES AND AS I AGE I GUESS MY BODY CLOCK IS FIGHTING ME. I KNOW THAT MY REST STATE HAS BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED ON EVERY ONE OF THESE SEQUENCES I HAVE FLOWN.
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.