Hard landing. Newly qualified pilot.

Attributes
ACN	318839
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	318839
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	318965
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe 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:

I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 33L at bwi. The aircraft was stabilized by 1000 ft AGL descending normally, due to a late flare the landing was hard, we cleared the runway and taxied to the gate normally. One oxygen mask dropped and a flight attendant claimed a neck injury. The aircraft was inspected by maintenance, no damage was found and returned to service. This was my second landing after completing my IOE. Previous lndgs to this one were going well. Other than my inexperience, I feel I was too fixated on my flight director bars and failed to realize my actual rate of descent. Also I was listening for the automatic callouts, the A320 automatic calls 100 ft, 50 ft, 30 ft, 20 ft and 'retard.' we never heard the 30 ft or 20 ft callouts. I had been listening for a 30 ft callout to avoid flaring early. The 30 ft and 20 ft callouts may not happen if you descend through those altitudes too quickly. I had also flown the DC9 the previous month prior to my IOE, but after my A320 check ride. The flare in the DC9 is a little lower than the A320, so I may have fallen back to that sight picture.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG. NEWLY QUALIFIED PLT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 33L AT BWI. THE ACFT WAS STABILIZED BY 1000 FT AGL DSNDING NORMALLY, DUE TO A LATE FLARE THE LNDG WAS HARD, WE CLRED THE RWY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. ONE OXYGEN MASK DROPPED AND A FLT ATTENDANT CLAIMED A NECK INJURY. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINT, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND RETURNED TO SVC. THIS WAS MY SECOND LNDG AFTER COMPLETING MY IOE. PREVIOUS LNDGS TO THIS ONE WERE GOING WELL. OTHER THAN MY INEXPERIENCE, I FEEL I WAS TOO FIXATED ON MY FLT DIRECTOR BARS AND FAILED TO REALIZE MY ACTUAL RATE OF DSCNT. ALSO I WAS LISTENING FOR THE AUTO CALLOUTS, THE A320 AUTO CALLS 100 FT, 50 FT, 30 FT, 20 FT AND 'RETARD.' WE NEVER HEARD THE 30 FT OR 20 FT CALLOUTS. I HAD BEEN LISTENING FOR A 30 FT CALLOUT TO AVOID FLARING EARLY. THE 30 FT AND 20 FT CALLOUTS MAY NOT HAPPEN IF YOU DSND THROUGH THOSE ALTS TOO QUICKLY. I HAD ALSO FLOWN THE DC9 THE PREVIOUS MONTH PRIOR TO MY IOE, BUT AFTER MY A320 CHK RIDE. THE FLARE IN THE DC9 IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE A320, SO I MAY HAVE FALLEN BACK TO THAT SIGHT PICTURE.

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.