The landing checklist was not completed on an light transport air carrier flight.

Attributes
ACN	218204
Time
Date	199208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7340 flight time type : 1225
ASRS Report	218420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Descent and approach checklist was not completed. Seat belt sign not turned on prior to landing, passenger not briefed, and flight attendant not signaled as to sterile cockpit. Checklist not performed because most capts at this airline call for this portion of the checklist at the improper time (too early per company procedure). This creates atmosphere where first officer's seldom feel the responsibility of doing this action. So, it is easy to overlook from the first officer viewpoint. On the day of this incident, this particular captain (who is very non-standard as to checklists, and power settings per company procedures) continued political discussions throughout approach phase of flight and contributed to procedure not being followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE LNDG CHKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETED ON AN LTT ACR FLT.

Narrative: DSCNT AND APCH CHKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETED. SEAT BELT SIGN NOT TURNED ON PRIOR TO LNDG, PAX NOT BRIEFED, AND FLT ATTENDANT NOT SIGNALED AS TO STERILE COCKPIT. CHKLIST NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE MOST CAPTS AT THIS AIRLINE CALL FOR THIS PORTION OF THE CHKLIST AT THE IMPROPER TIME (TOO EARLY PER COMPANY PROC). THIS CREATES ATMOSPHERE WHERE FO'S SELDOM FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING THIS ACTION. SO, IT IS EASY TO OVERLOOK FROM THE FO VIEWPOINT. ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT, THIS PARTICULAR CAPT (WHO IS VERY NON-STANDARD AS TO CHKLISTS, AND PWR SETTINGS PER COMPANY PROCS) CONTINUED POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT APCH PHASE OF FLT AND CONTRIBUTED TO PROC NOT BEING FOLLOWED.

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.