Cabin attendant reports all cabin crew were still standing at touchdown when the flight crew announc...

Attributes
ACN	687220
Time
Date	200601
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow Rain Thunderstorm other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
ASRS Report	687220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During descent into pit; the prepare for landing announcement was given by the first officer. I was purser and made my announcement to the passenger. I then proceeded to check seatbelts; etc. I made it through the entire cabin to the back galley to receive the liquor papers and we landed at the same time as I got there which must have been about 30 seconds after the prepare announcement was made by the first officer. All 3 flight attendants were standing in the back. We were all shocked by the quick landing. The WX was extremely bad -- lightning; snow; thunder and rain. We hd all been seated for some time before landing due to the cockpit's instructions. None of us heard the gear come down or had any idea that we would be landing so suddenly. Our safety was jeopardized as well as the passenger because none of us were at our jumpseats if there had been an emergency evacuate/evacuation. I went back to my jumpseat and was seated for the remainder of the taxi. All members of the flight crew were staying together so we had an opportunity to ask about the late announcement from the first officer. He said he was putting his guitar away and forgot to give the announcement until too late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS ALL CABIN CREW WERE STILL STANDING AT TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE FLT CREW ANNOUNCEMENT TO PREPARE FOR LNDG WAS LATE. ADVISES FO STATED HE WAS PLAYING THE GUITAR AND FORGOT UNTIL THE LAST MIN.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO PIT; THE PREPARE FOR LNDG ANNOUNCEMENT WAS GIVEN BY THE FO. I WAS PURSER AND MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHK SEATBELTS; ETC. I MADE IT THROUGH THE ENTIRE CABIN TO THE BACK GALLEY TO RECEIVE THE LIQUOR PAPERS AND WE LANDED AT THE SAME TIME AS I GOT THERE WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE PREPARE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY THE FO. ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STANDING IN THE BACK. WE WERE ALL SHOCKED BY THE QUICK LNDG. THE WX WAS EXTREMELY BAD -- LIGHTNING; SNOW; THUNDER AND RAIN. WE HD ALL BEEN SEATED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE LNDG DUE TO THE COCKPIT'S INSTRUCTIONS. NONE OF US HEARD THE GEAR COME DOWN OR HAD ANY IDEA THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG SO SUDDENLY. OUR SAFETY WAS JEOPARDIZED AS WELL AS THE PAX BECAUSE NONE OF US WERE AT OUR JUMPSEATS IF THERE HAD BEEN AN EMER EVAC. I WENT BACK TO MY JUMPSEAT AND WAS SEATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAXI. ALL MEMBERS OF THE FLT CREW WERE STAYING TOGETHER SO WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ABOUT THE LATE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FO. HE SAID HE WAS PUTTING HIS GUITAR AWAY AND FORGOT TO GIVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL TOO LATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Cabin attendant reports all cabin crew were still standing at touchdown when the flight crew announcement to prepare for landing was late. Advises first officer stated he was playing the guitar and forgot until the last min.