Narrative:

Traffic separation between us and a corp aircraft preceding was 3.5 mi. Traffic was not in sight. In view of possibility of go around/landing separation/preceding traffic clearing runway, we neglected to provide the PA notification to flight attendants of landing on a timely basis. Therefore, we gave notification at 300-400 ft. Some flight attendants were just barely strapped in at touchdown as far as I know, (to the best of my knowledge) food service cart came loose upon reversing. A flight attendant tried to grab it, and bruised her wrist by bumping it on cart. Invariably, these things happen when a myriad of other events or circumstances are present. Attention diverted by parallel traffic, preceding, unseen traffic, necessity for abnormal altitude loss on final approach. On the advanced widebody transport particularly, we make so few lndgs on an annual basis, it's difficult to develop habit patterns. Between 8/X/91 to 8/Y/91, I've made 9 lndgs. Simulator currency accounts for the rest. As far as I am concerned, our company procedure for flight attendant notification when flaps are extended to 10 degrees is often times inappropriate or seemingly so, for being so far from touchdown. I don't have a pat answer for our lack of timeliness in accomplishing the landing check which is the last link in the chain. As I'm sure you'll agree, hindsight is always 20/20.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT BEHAVIOR PERSONAL INJURY AFTER LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: TFC SEPARATION BTWN US AND A CORP ACFT PRECEDING WAS 3.5 MI. TFC WAS NOT IN SIGHT. IN VIEW OF POSSIBILITY OF GAR/LNDG SEPARATION/PRECEDING TFC CLRING RWY, WE NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE THE PA NOTIFICATION TO FLT ATTENDANTS OF LNDG ON A TIMELY BASIS. THEREFORE, WE GAVE NOTIFICATION AT 300-400 FT. SOME FLT ATTENDANTS WERE JUST BARELY STRAPPED IN AT TOUCHDOWN AS FAR AS I KNOW, (TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE) FOOD SVC CART CAME LOOSE UPON REVERSING. A FLT ATTENDANT TRIED TO GRAB IT, AND BRUISED HER WRIST BY BUMPING IT ON CART. INVARIABLY, THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN A MYRIAD OF OTHER EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE PRESENT. ATTN DIVERTED BY PARALLEL TFC, PRECEDING, UNSEEN TFC, NECESSITY FOR ABNORMAL ALT LOSS ON FINAL APCH. ON THE ADVANCED WDB PARTICULARLY, WE MAKE SO FEW LNDGS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP HABIT PATTERNS. BTWN 8/X/91 TO 8/Y/91, I'VE MADE 9 LNDGS. SIMULATOR CURRENCY ACCOUNTS FOR THE REST. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, OUR COMPANY PROC FOR FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFICATION WHEN FLAPS ARE EXTENDED TO 10 DEGS IS OFTEN TIMES INAPPROPRIATE OR SEEMINGLY SO, FOR BEING SO FAR FROM TOUCHDOWN. I DON'T HAVE A PAT ANSWER FOR OUR LACK OF TIMELINESS IN ACCOMPLISHING THE LNDG CHK WHICH IS THE LAST LINK IN THE CHAIN. AS I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE, HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS 20/20.

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.