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B737 captain reported the RNAV STAR they were issued placed them in a position for an unstable approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1504216 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach STAR SLMMR THREE |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Type 8500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
Unable to achieve an acceptable start to the visual approach at smf. We arrived via slmmr RNAV. At the point where ATC cleared us for the visual approach; we were not going to be able to establish and maintain a successful stable approach. We were; effectively; dropped off too high and too fast by the slmmr 3 RNAV. We requested a left 360 degree turn; from tower; in order to re-achieve a stabilized approach. The approach controller remarked that [air carrier] aircraft frequently arrive high; fast and unable to complete the visual approach off of the slmmr RNAV.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported the RNAV STAR they were issued placed them in a position for an unstable approach.
Narrative: Unable to achieve an acceptable start to the visual approach at SMF. We arrived via SLMMR RNAV. At the point where ATC cleared us for the visual approach; we were not going to be able to establish and maintain a successful stable approach. We were; effectively; dropped off too high and too fast by the SLMMR 3 RNAV. We requested a left 360 degree turn; from tower; in order to re-achieve a stabilized approach. The approach controller remarked that [air carrier] aircraft frequently arrive high; fast and unable to complete the visual approach off of the SLMMR RNAV.
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.