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Captain of an airbus A320 s-turned on a visual approach in order to lose altitude and airspeed due to ATC instructed high and fast final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon tower : clt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 780 |
| ASRS Report | 477511 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During visual runway 18R approach, clt approach control kept us high and fast on base leg. Turning final at FAF, we were still high. Several unanswered calls to tower were made requesting an s-turn to west in order to get down. On my own, I finally made an s-turn on final to the west. This collapsed spacing behind us and the aircraft following us was directed to go around by tower. We continued to a stabilized uneventful landing on runway 18R. Tower issued no comment and appeared busy with other traffic. Both approach and tower were busy on radio frequencys. Their instructions keep us high and fast.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN AIRBUS A320 S-TURNED ON A VISUAL APCH IN ORDER TO LOSE ALT AND AIRSPD DUE TO ATC INSTRUCTED HIGH AND FAST FINAL APCH.
Narrative: DURING VISUAL RWY 18R APCH, CLT APCH CTL KEPT US HIGH AND FAST ON BASE LEG. TURNING FINAL AT FAF, WE WERE STILL HIGH. SEVERAL UNANSWERED CALLS TO TWR WERE MADE REQUESTING AN S-TURN TO W IN ORDER TO GET DOWN. ON MY OWN, I FINALLY MADE AN S-TURN ON FINAL TO THE W. THIS COLLAPSED SPACING BEHIND US AND THE ACFT FOLLOWING US WAS DIRECTED TO GO AROUND BY TWR. WE CONTINUED TO A STABILIZED UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 18R. TWR ISSUED NO COMMENT AND APPEARED BUSY WITH OTHER TFC. BOTH APCH AND TWR WERE BUSY ON RADIO FREQS. THEIR INSTRUCTIONS KEEP US HIGH AND FAST.
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.