Landing undershot -- air carrier touches down short on the displaced threshold.

Attributes
ACN	306936
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
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 : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 4600
ASRS Report	306936
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	306339
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

The captain made a low approach to runway 31 and landed on the displaced threshold. Nashville approach cleared us for the visual approach to runway 31. The ILS was not in service and there were no VASI lights to the runway. I sensed that our approach was a little low and made our company's standard altitude and speed callouts. Coming over the threshold the aircraft was right on vref and the captain began to flare the aircraft. We touched down 200 ft short of the runway markings on the displaced threshold. The captain stated that he was aiming for the numbers so he could make an early turn off. I was surprised that he actually landed short. I would have thought that his flare out would have carried the aircraft farther down the runway. I believe his slow speed prevented any flare. Our normal procedure is vref plus 5 KTS minimum. I was really caught off guard on this one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG UNDERSHOT -- ACR TOUCHES DOWN SHORT ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD.

Narrative: THE CAPT MADE A LOW APCH TO RWY 31 AND LANDED ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. NASHVILLE APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31. THE ILS WAS NOT IN SVC AND THERE WERE NO VASI LIGHTS TO THE RWY. I SENSED THAT OUR APCH WAS A LITTLE LOW AND MADE OUR COMPANY'S STANDARD ALT AND SPD CALLOUTS. COMING OVER THE THRESHOLD THE ACFT WAS RIGHT ON VREF AND THE CAPT BEGAN TO FLARE THE ACFT. WE TOUCHED DOWN 200 FT SHORT OF THE RWY MARKINGS ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE CAPT STATED THAT HE WAS AIMING FOR THE NUMBERS SO HE COULD MAKE AN EARLY TURN OFF. I WAS SURPRISED THAT HE ACTUALLY LANDED SHORT. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT HIS FLARE OUT WOULD HAVE CARRIED THE ACFT FARTHER DOWN THE RWY. I BELIEVE HIS SLOW SPD PREVENTED ANY FLARE. OUR NORMAL PROC IS VREF PLUS 5 KTS MINIMUM. I WAS REALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD ON THIS ONE.

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.