Cleared for a visual close in, called for a maximum effort descent and approach to landing.

Attributes
ACN	490773
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	490773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach descended us to 1500 ft vectoring us down the coast line. They turned us to 270 degrees and I believe they cleared us for visual approach to runway 27. We were about 3 1/2 - 4 mi out. I told them we were high. He said 'you can't make it from there.' we proceeded the visual and landed uneventfully. The approach was a maximum effort at the end of a long day, resulting in most of approach being unspooled engines. Fix would have been if approach would have given a lower final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLRED FOR A VISUAL CLOSE IN, CALLED FOR A MAX EFFORT DSCNT AND APCH TO LNDG.

Narrative: APCH DSNDED US TO 1500 FT VECTORING US DOWN THE COAST LINE. THEY TURNED US TO 270 DEGS AND I BELIEVE THEY CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27. WE WERE ABOUT 3 1/2 - 4 MI OUT. I TOLD THEM WE WERE HIGH. HE SAID 'YOU CAN'T MAKE IT FROM THERE.' WE PROCEEDED THE VISUAL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE APCH WAS A MAX EFFORT AT THE END OF A LONG DAY, RESULTING IN MOST OF APCH BEING UNSPOOLED ENGS. FIX WOULD HAVE BEEN IF APCH WOULD HAVE GIVEN A LOWER FINAL.

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.