Mdt flight crew late configuring for landing resulting in an unstabilized approach.

Attributes
ACN	302669
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	302669
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On visual approach runway 26, winds reported at 270 degree 16 KTS 5 mi outside FAF. Captain reported a dirt devil on final and briefed wind shear possibility. At final approach fix , first officer report that 'we need to configure for landing.' captain reduced power to flight idle, however, he left autoplt on with the ILS GS captured. Aircraft did not slow from 200 KTS in order to lower gear and flaps in a timely manner due to descent and possible tailwind at altitude. Captain leveled and disconnected autoplt at 500-600 ft AGL in order to slow and configure. Landing checklist was completed on short final, aircraft above GS for normal approach. Captain initiated a descent to land in first 3000 ft of runway. Caused an excessive sink rate resulting in a 'pull up call.' captain arrested descent rate immediately and landed in 1ST 3000 ft. Possible causes. Distracted by dirt devil and unsuspected tailwind. However, at FAF when first officer reported the situation, the captain continued the descent via monitoring altitude and stowing. First officer did prompt captain do this. First officer should have been more persistent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT FLC LATE CONFIGURING FOR LNDG RESULTING IN AN UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH RWY 26, WINDS RPTED AT 270 DEG 16 KTS 5 MI OUTSIDE FAF. CAPT RPTED A DIRT DEVIL ON FINAL AND BRIEFED WIND SHEAR POSSIBILITY. AT FINAL APCH FIX , FO RPT THAT 'WE NEED TO CONFIGURE FOR LNDG.' CAPT REDUCED PWR TO FLT IDLE, HOWEVER, HE LEFT AUTOPLT ON WITH THE ILS GS CAPTURED. ACFT DID NOT SLOW FROM 200 KTS IN ORDER TO LOWER GEAR AND FLAPS IN A TIMELY MANNER DUE TO DSCNT AND POSSIBLE TAILWIND AT ALT. CAPT LEVELED AND DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AT 500-600 FT AGL IN ORDER TO SLOW AND CONFIGURE. LNDG CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED ON SHORT FINAL, ACFT ABOVE GS FOR NORMAL APCH. CAPT INITIATED A DSCNT TO LAND IN FIRST 3000 FT OF RWY. CAUSED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE RESULTING IN A 'PULL UP CALL.' CAPT ARRESTED DSCNT RATE IMMEDIATELY AND LANDED IN 1ST 3000 FT. POSSIBLE CAUSES. DISTRACTED BY DIRT DEVIL AND UNSUSPECTED TAILWIND. HOWEVER, AT FAF WHEN FO RPTED THE SIT, THE CAPT CONTINUED THE DSCNT VIA MONITORING ALT AND STOWING. FO DID PROMPT CAPT DO THIS. FO SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PERSISTENT.

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.