Medium large transport on rosslyn approach to dca allegedly flew over some buildings.

Attributes
ACN	173189
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1306
ASRS Report	173189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach roslyn. Approach to runway 18 dca. Approach kept us high too long. In descent, carried too much speed, so at 3.5 DME needed too much bank during breaking maneuver for safe maneuver. Banked to best of our ability to follow river and avoid maneuvering over buildings. Ended up overflying part of buildings. No unsafe maneuver used to execute safe procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON ROSSLYN APCH TO DCA ALLEGEDLY FLEW OVER SOME BUILDINGS.

Narrative: APCH ROSLYN. APCH TO RWY 18 DCA. APCH KEPT US HIGH TOO LONG. IN DSNT, CARRIED TOO MUCH SPD, SO AT 3.5 DME NEEDED TOO MUCH BANK DURING BREAKING MANEUVER FOR SAFE MANEUVER. BANKED TO BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO FOLLOW RIVER AND AVOID MANEUVERING OVER BUILDINGS. ENDED UP OVERFLYING PART OF BUILDINGS. NO UNSAFE MANEUVER USED TO EXECUTE SAFE PROC.

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