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.

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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.