A320 flight crew has unstabilized approach into ind.

Attributes
ACN	559859
Time
Date	200209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lfpg.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 : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	559859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Indy does a terrible job of speed assignments and altitude assignments. We were handed off 19 mi from indy with 1000 ft to get rid of what appeared to be an under control approach deteriorated to an unstabilized visual approach resulting in probable alerts on the jet and excessive sink rates on final. Controller factors include not recognizing the need for extra spacing to descend and not insisting on a delaying vector to get down. Somebody needs to make all controllers at indy aware that the bus doesn't drop like a B727. The approach became normal right at 500 ft but that's not the way to provide us with proper approach guidance. As it was we landed with about 10-15 extra KTS above vapp and 2500 ft down the touchdown zone. It was an overall normal landing except that we got hot brake indications on all 4 wheels from the extra energy used to stop. Normal taxi in, normal subsequent takeoff. No 911 issues, no personal lapses of judgement other than not initiating a go around, just a heads-up that 'normal' can get pushed to its limits very easily by lackadaisical controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLC HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO IND.

Narrative: INDY DOES A TERRIBLE JOB OF SPD ASSIGNMENTS AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS. WE WERE HANDED OFF 19 MI FROM INDY WITH 1000 FT TO GET RID OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UNDER CTL APCH DETERIORATED TO AN UNSTABILIZED VISUAL APCH RESULTING IN PROBABLE ALERTS ON THE JET AND EXCESSIVE SINK RATES ON FINAL. CTLR FACTORS INCLUDE NOT RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR EXTRA SPACING TO DSND AND NOT INSISTING ON A DELAYING VECTOR TO GET DOWN. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE ALL CTLRS AT INDY AWARE THAT THE BUS DOESN'T DROP LIKE A B727. THE APCH BECAME NORMAL RIGHT AT 500 FT BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO PROVIDE US WITH PROPER APCH GUIDANCE. AS IT WAS WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 10-15 EXTRA KTS ABOVE VAPP AND 2500 FT DOWN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. IT WAS AN OVERALL NORMAL LNDG EXCEPT THAT WE GOT HOT BRAKE INDICATIONS ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM THE EXTRA ENERGY USED TO STOP. NORMAL TAXI IN, NORMAL SUBSEQUENT TKOF. NO 911 ISSUES, NO PERSONAL LAPSES OF JUDGEMENT OTHER THAN NOT INITIATING A GAR, JUST A HEADS-UP THAT 'NORMAL' CAN GET PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS VERY EASILY BY LACKADAISICAL CTLRS.

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.