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A B737-400 pilot reports an unstabilized approach after a runway change at night. ATC notified crew of low altitude warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 745298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 745298 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Originally cleared for the north landing then switched to the south landing. Without any VASI or GS ended up low on final. Tower advised we were low and to check our altimeters. The captain added power and got back on profile and made a normal landing. Don't rush to switch runways and stay with the runway that has a GS and or VASI. Ended up low on the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 PILOT REPORTS AN UNSTABILIZED APCH AFTER A RWY CHANGE AT NIGHT. ATC NOTIFIED CREW OF LOW ALTITUDE WARNING.
Narrative: ORIGINALLY CLEARED FOR THE NORTH LANDING THEN SWITCHED TO THE SOUTH LANDING. WITHOUT ANY VASI OR GS ENDED UP LOW ON FINAL. TOWER ADVISED WE WERE LOW AND TO CHECK OUR ALTIMETERS. THE CAPTAIN ADDED POWER AND GOT BACK ON PROFILE AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. DON'T RUSH TO SWITCH RUNWAYS AND STAY WITH THE RUNWAY THAT HAS A GS AND OR VASI. ENDED UP LOW ON THE APPROACH.
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.