Narrative:

I was the PF and the captain was the pilot monitoring. I have been trying to improve my touchdown with the CRJ700 to make the landing smooth. We lined up for the visual approach to runway 22. Runway 22 is 6004 ft long. WX conditions were not a factor; it was VMC. I flew the visual approach correctly to 50 ft and then I started to retard the thrust levers and slowly began to raise the nose. I kept some thrust in to allow for a better touchdown; but I left too much thrust in. I held the airplane just off the runway and it didn't sink to the runway. When we were no longer in the touchdown zone; we executed a go around. We flew a left pattern. I landed the airplane with plenty of runway remaining. I should have had more focus on getting the plane on the ground and less on making a smooth landing. The second landing showed that I could easily land in time with less focus on a smooth landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ700 PILOT EXECUTED A GAR BECAUSE HE FLOATED OUTSIDE OF THE LNDG ZONE AFTER KEEPING ENG THRUST ON TOO LONG TO MAKE A SMOOTH LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF AND THE CAPT WAS THE PLT MONITORING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO IMPROVE MY TOUCHDOWN WITH THE CRJ700 TO MAKE THE LNDG SMOOTH. WE LINED UP FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22. RWY 22 IS 6004 FT LONG. WX CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR; IT WAS VMC. I FLEW THE VISUAL APCH CORRECTLY TO 50 FT AND THEN I STARTED TO RETARD THE THRUST LEVERS AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO RAISE THE NOSE. I KEPT SOME THRUST IN TO ALLOW FOR A BETTER TOUCHDOWN; BUT I LEFT TOO MUCH THRUST IN. I HELD THE AIRPLANE JUST OFF THE RWY AND IT DIDN'T SINK TO THE RWY. WHEN WE WERE NO LONGER IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE; WE EXECUTED A GAR. WE FLEW A L PATTERN. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH PLENTY OF RWY REMAINING. I SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE FOCUS ON GETTING THE PLANE ON THE GND AND LESS ON MAKING A SMOOTH LNDG. THE SECOND LNDG SHOWED THAT I COULD EASILY LAND IN TIME WITH LESS FOCUS ON A SMOOTH LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.