A CL65 flight crew landed without completing the final descent checklist.

Attributes
ACN	734246
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 2450
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 213 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	734246
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3880 flight time type : 2301
ASRS Report	734247
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On approach to mdt the crew had many distrs including: 1) a 10TH stage bleed valve sticking that prohibited xferring bleed air to the APU. 2) an erratic GS indication from the ILS causing the autoplt to malfunction and forcing the first officer to fly by hand. 3) 2 aircraft being cleared for takeoff prior to our arrival resulting in a landing clearance on a short (2 mi) final. 4) GPWS 'too low; terrain' aural and flashing amber light on the glare shield on very short final. The crew determined that they were in VMC and there was no chance of terrain contact and attempted to silence the warning. The warning continued until just prior to touchdown. Upon landing it was noticed that the thrust reversers were not armed and the first officer (who was the PF) smoothly applied the brakes bringing the aircraft to a safe taxi speed in 7000 ft of the 10000 ft runway. Upon clearing the runway we noticed that the flaps were still at 30 degrees versus the normal 45 degrees and determined that the before landing check had not been completed. At no time during the approach and landing was the safety of the passenger or crew in any doubt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 FLT CREW LANDED WITHOUT COMPLETING THE FINAL DESCENT CHECKLIST.

Narrative: ON APCH TO MDT THE CREW HAD MANY DISTRS INCLUDING: 1) A 10TH STAGE BLEED VALVE STICKING THAT PROHIBITED XFERRING BLEED AIR TO THE APU. 2) AN ERRATIC GS INDICATION FROM THE ILS CAUSING THE AUTOPLT TO MALFUNCTION AND FORCING THE FO TO FLY BY HAND. 3) 2 ACFT BEING CLRED FOR TKOF PRIOR TO OUR ARR RESULTING IN A LNDG CLRNC ON A SHORT (2 MI) FINAL. 4) GPWS 'TOO LOW; TERRAIN' AURAL AND FLASHING AMBER LIGHT ON THE GLARE SHIELD ON VERY SHORT FINAL. THE CREW DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE IN VMC AND THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF TERRAIN CONTACT AND ATTEMPTED TO SILENCE THE WARNING. THE WARNING CONTINUED UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. UPON LNDG IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE NOT ARMED AND THE FO (WHO WAS THE PF) SMOOTHLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BRINGING THE ACFT TO A SAFE TAXI SPD IN 7000 FT OF THE 10000 FT RWY. UPON CLRING THE RWY WE NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WERE STILL AT 30 DEGS VERSUS THE NORMAL 45 DEGS AND DETERMINED THAT THE BEFORE LNDG CHK HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. AT NO TIME DURING THE APCH AND LNDG WAS THE SAFETY OF THE PAX OR CREW IN ANY DOUBT.

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.