Overweight landing at dfw, tx.

Attributes
ACN	480440
Time
Date	200007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	arrival star : 295
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	480440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were rted from mci to dfw via a westerly route to avoid WX. We were flying to gag-sps and the ukw 4 arrival. In planning the arrival, the first officer and I planned for a 130000 pound landing, and speeds were set. On the arrival, the WX improved and we were able to cut the corner and go direct to bowie. On short final, the checklist was complete. I made a quick check and noticed the totalizer showed 130600 pounds. Because I was flying and the WX was good and the runway was long, I decided to do a minimum descent landing. The landing was normal in all respects. Upon reflection, even though I felt the landing could be done safely, my spur of the moment decision to land was wrong. Perhaps it was the third leg of the day, after avoiding WX for those 3 legs. Perhaps it was the desire to get back on schedule. Whatever the reason, I feel that if I had not been rushed earlier in the approach, I like to think I would have abandoned the approach for one turn to burn a little gas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OVERWT LNDG AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: WE WERE RTED FROM MCI TO DFW VIA A WESTERLY RTE TO AVOID WX. WE WERE FLYING TO GAG-SPS AND THE UKW 4 ARR. IN PLANNING THE ARR, THE FO AND I PLANNED FOR A 130000 LB LNDG, AND SPDS WERE SET. ON THE ARR, THE WX IMPROVED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THE CORNER AND GO DIRECT TO BOWIE. ON SHORT FINAL, THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETE. I MADE A QUICK CHK AND NOTICED THE TOTALIZER SHOWED 130600 LBS. BECAUSE I WAS FLYING AND THE WX WAS GOOD AND THE RWY WAS LONG, I DECIDED TO DO A MINIMUM DSCNT LNDG. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. UPON REFLECTION, EVEN THOUGH I FELT THE LNDG COULD BE DONE SAFELY, MY SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISION TO LAND WAS WRONG. PERHAPS IT WAS THE THIRD LEG OF THE DAY, AFTER AVOIDING WX FOR THOSE 3 LEGS. PERHAPS IT WAS THE DESIRE TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE. WHATEVER THE REASON, I FEEL THAT IF I HAD NOT BEEN RUSHED EARLIER IN THE APCH, I LIKE TO THINK I WOULD HAVE ABANDONED THE APCH FOR ONE TURN TO BURN A LITTLE GAS.

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.