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Crj-200 flight crew reported configuring late for a visual approach; partly due to flying directly into the sun.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1607852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
Flying straight into the sun; non-flying pilot called airport in sight and [we were] cleared for a visual approach. Flying pilot did not have visual on runway. Approach became slightly high and configured late. Approach was stable and configured at the 500 foot call and landing was made without incident.the sun in the eyes was the main cause; in addition poor communication of the non-flying pilot with the flying pilot. If the sun is going to be a blinding factor in the approach; shoot the approach as a typical IMC approach ie ILS or GPS. Brief the non-flying pilot not to call visual in sight until both pilots have a visual on the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported configuring late for a visual approach; partly due to flying directly into the sun.
Narrative: Flying straight into the sun; Non-flying Pilot called airport in sight and [we were] cleared for a visual approach. Flying Pilot did not have visual on runway. Approach became slightly high and configured late. Approach was stable and configured at the 500 foot call and landing was made without incident.The sun in the eyes was the main cause; in addition poor communication of the Non-flying Pilot with the flying pilot. If the sun is going to be a blinding factor in the approach; shoot the approach as a typical IMC approach ie ILS or GPS. Brief the Non-flying Pilot not to call visual in sight until both pilots have a visual on the airport.
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.