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A B-737 flight crew was reported by company as having had a hard landing. The captain under instruction reported being distracted by the HUD display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1237110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Captain on oe was flying and was doing a practice CAT III approach; flaps 40; somewhat gusty quartering left crosswind within CAT III limits. Approach was flown very well and landing flare started normally. In post discussion; captain admitted some distraction with the HUD guidance and that; coupled with the crosswind; flaps 40; and possible reduction in power by the auto throttles; resulted in a firm touchdown followed by the nose coming down firmly as well. Having experienced a fair amount of firm touchdowns during oes and line flying; this one did not seem out of the range of normal although the nose did come down fairly quickly which I could not stop. The company recommended filing this as soon as possible.I always remind new captains on the 737 to adjust the HUD lighting to the minimum they need to avoid their eyes locking on the HUD and not seeing through the HUD for landing. I also remind them to avoid early power reductions either by their own hand or by the auto throttles when landing flaps 40. I will continue doing that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B-737 flight crew was reported by company as having had a hard landing. The Captain under instruction reported being distracted by the HUD display.
Narrative: Captain on OE was flying and was doing a practice CAT III approach; flaps 40; somewhat gusty quartering left crosswind within CAT III limits. Approach was flown very well and landing flare started normally. In post discussion; Captain admitted some distraction with the HUD guidance and that; coupled with the crosswind; flaps 40; and possible reduction in power by the auto throttles; resulted in a firm touchdown followed by the nose coming down firmly as well. Having experienced a fair amount of firm touchdowns during OEs and line flying; this one did not seem out of the range of normal although the nose did come down fairly quickly which I could not stop. The company recommended filing this ASAP.I always remind new Captains on the 737 to adjust the HUD lighting to the minimum they need to avoid their eyes locking on the HUD and not seeing through the HUD for landing. I also remind them to avoid early power reductions either by their own hand or by the auto throttles when landing flaps 40. I will continue doing that.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.