Air carrier medium large transport landing undershot.

Attributes
ACN	97539
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	97539
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew most of the month with this particular captain. He consistently flew a lower than normal 3 degree G/south to the runway. After several legs of flying with this captain, I simply accepted the fact that he flew a lower than normal approach (not much else I could do). Landing in tpa the captain was flying and was again low on the approach. He had no problem with his previous lndgs and I felt this would be no different as with his previous lndgs, until the T/D. The bottom fell out and we touched down on an approach light. No aircraft damage or passenger injuries were experienced. A definite case of non-standard procedure by the PIC whose day had come. I also see a first officer who should have protested the lower than standard approachs from the beginning. The first officer is a safety pilot and all too often may allow a captain to perform a non standard procedure (many times the perception may be that it is the captain's aircraft). Through flight deck management, initial and recurrent training, the first officer must be made to realize the importance of bringing non standard procedures to the attention of the captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LNDG UNDERSHOT.

Narrative: I FLEW MOST OF THE MONTH WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAPT. HE CONSISTENTLY FLEW A LOWER THAN NORMAL 3 DEG G/S TO THE RWY. AFTER SEVERAL LEGS OF FLYING WITH THIS CAPT, I SIMPLY ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT HE FLEW A LOWER THAN NORMAL APCH (NOT MUCH ELSE I COULD DO). LNDG IN TPA THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND WAS AGAIN LOW ON THE APCH. HE HAD NO PROB WITH HIS PREVIOUS LNDGS AND I FELT THIS WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT AS WITH HIS PREVIOUS LNDGS, UNTIL THE T/D. THE BOTTOM FELL OUT AND WE TOUCHED DOWN ON AN APCH LIGHT. NO ACFT DAMAGE OR PAX INJURIES WERE EXPERIENCED. A DEFINITE CASE OF NON-STANDARD PROC BY THE PIC WHOSE DAY HAD COME. I ALSO SEE A F/O WHO SHOULD HAVE PROTESTED THE LOWER THAN STANDARD APCHS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE F/O IS A SAFETY PLT AND ALL TOO OFTEN MAY ALLOW A CAPT TO PERFORM A NON STANDARD PROC (MANY TIMES THE PERCEPTION MAY BE THAT IT IS THE CAPT'S ACFT). THROUGH FLT DECK MGMNT, INITIAL AND RECURRENT TRNING, THE F/O MUST BE MADE TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING NON STANDARD PROCS TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.