A320 flight crew becomes distraction during approach and lands long at ord.

Attributes
ACN	707110
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	707110
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear horn warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Made the new call out of decision altitude at the 2500 ft callout. Started to think how awkward it felt to make this call at this point. A B747-400 landing ahead of us was landing long and we were waiting to see if he would clear. The tower was talking to another aircraft at the OM. Then started to talk to the -400. About that time I realized the gear was not down. I called for the gear and just after that; the gear not down horn started to go off. I then pulled the thrust levers off because the speed was building. I called for full flaps. I landed a little long but was able to clear the runway within normal distances for landing. I feel there was a lot of distrs at critical times. I allowed myself to not look through these distrs and fly the plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW BECOMES DISTR DURING APCH AND LANDS LONG AT ORD.

Narrative: MADE THE NEW CALL OUT OF DECISION ALT AT THE 2500 FT CALLOUT. STARTED TO THINK HOW AWKWARD IT FELT TO MAKE THIS CALL AT THIS POINT. A B747-400 LNDG AHEAD OF US WAS LNDG LONG AND WE WERE WAITING TO SEE IF HE WOULD CLR. THE TWR WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER ACFT AT THE OM. THEN STARTED TO TALK TO THE -400. ABOUT THAT TIME I REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I CALLED FOR THE GEAR AND JUST AFTER THAT; THE GEAR NOT DOWN HORN STARTED TO GO OFF. I THEN PULLED THE THRUST LEVERS OFF BECAUSE THE SPD WAS BUILDING. I CALLED FOR FULL FLAPS. I LANDED A LITTLE LONG BUT WAS ABLE TO CLR THE RWY WITHIN NORMAL DISTANCES FOR LNDG. I FEEL THERE WAS A LOT OF DISTRS AT CRITICAL TIMES. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO NOT LOOK THROUGH THESE DISTRS AND FLY THE PLANE.

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.