Flight crew of CL65 experience frozen flap condition on final approach to moderated length runway. Land straight in without following prescribed checklists for the condition.

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Attributes
ACN	637104
Time
Date	200411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : charted visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20300 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	637104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap position indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While conducting a visual approach to runway 31 at lga, the flaps failed at an intermediate setting of 20 degrees. We ran the normal and abnormal checklist procedures (twice) and landed. Landing distance is calculated at approximately 22%-25% greater than when using the normal flap setting of 45 degrees is used. I used poor judgement by coercing the first officer to continue the approach and instead we should have gone missed and circled to troubleshoot. And while the outcome would have been the same, the first officer would not have felt pressured. At least twice she expressed her discomfort on continuing the landing approach. Although the prospect of circling new york with not a lot of fuel is not my favorite choice nor going to jfk with their longer runways, this would have been a superior decision, by far. We are supposed to use our superior judgement to avoid having to use our superior flying skills, but instead I pushed my first officer to the limits of her skills. That was wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CL65 EXPERIENCE FROZEN FLAP CONDITION ON FINAL APCH TO MODERATED LENGTH RWY. LAND STRAIGHT IN WITHOUT FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED CHKLISTS FOR THE CONDITION.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31 AT LGA, THE FLAPS FAILED AT AN INTERMEDIATE SETTING OF 20 DEGS. WE RAN THE NORMAL AND ABNORMAL CHKLIST PROCS (TWICE) AND LANDED. LNDG DISTANCE IS CALCULATED AT APPROX 22%-25% GREATER THAN WHEN USING THE NORMAL FLAP SETTING OF 45 DEGS IS USED. I USED POOR JUDGEMENT BY COERCING THE FO TO CONTINUE THE APCH AND INSTEAD WE SHOULD HAVE GONE MISSED AND CIRCLED TO TROUBLESHOOT. AND WHILE THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME, THE FO WOULD NOT HAVE FELT PRESSURED. AT LEAST TWICE SHE EXPRESSED HER DISCOMFORT ON CONTINUING THE LNDG APCH. ALTHOUGH THE PROSPECT OF CIRCLING NEW YORK WITH NOT A LOT OF FUEL IS NOT MY FAVORITE CHOICE NOR GOING TO JFK WITH THEIR LONGER RWYS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUPERIOR DECISION, BY FAR. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO USE OUR SUPERIOR JUDGEMENT TO AVOID HAVING TO USE OUR SUPERIOR FLYING SKILLS, BUT INSTEAD I PUSHED MY FO TO THE LIMITS OF HER SKILLS. THAT WAS WRONG.

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.