DC9 flight crew executes an unstabilized approach into buf.

Attributes
ACN	719462
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : buf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	719462
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was on a right downwind to runway 23 at buf. Abeam the numbers; cleared for the visual; captain performed a descending right turn that activated the GPWS with a bank angle warning. Aircraft was in a high rate of descent; right base pointed directly at the threshold when tower called; 'air carrier X are you aware that you are on a close-in right base!?' I responded in the affirmative and the approach was continued with a slight widening of the base leg. Approach and landing were continued to completion. Aircraft was not completely configured until 800 ft AGL due to excessive speed. Aircraft was well outside parameters of a stabilized approach until 300 ft AGL. On landing rollout; I 'assisted' captain in maintaining runway centerline after no response to a verbal callout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLT CREW EXECUTES AN UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO BUF.

Narrative: ACFT WAS ON A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 23 AT BUF. ABEAM THE NUMBERS; CLRED FOR THE VISUAL; CAPT PERFORMED A DSNDING R TURN THAT ACTIVATED THE GPWS WITH A BANK ANGLE WARNING. ACFT WAS IN A HIGH RATE OF DSCNT; R BASE POINTED DIRECTLY AT THE THRESHOLD WHEN TWR CALLED; 'ACR X ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU ARE ON A CLOSE-IN R BASE!?' I RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THE APCH WAS CONTINUED WITH A SLIGHT WIDENING OF THE BASE LEG. APCH AND LNDG WERE CONTINUED TO COMPLETION. ACFT WAS NOT COMPLETELY CONFIGURED UNTIL 800 FT AGL DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPD. ACFT WAS WELL OUTSIDE PARAMETERS OF A STABILIZED APCH UNTIL 300 FT AGL. ON LNDG ROLLOUT; I 'ASSISTED' CAPT IN MAINTAINING RWY CTRLINE AFTER NO RESPONSE TO A VERBAL CALLOUT.

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.