B737-300 captain flew an unstabilized approach that had a sink rate of 1500 FPM at 100 ft, and had repeated GPWS sink rate warnings at phx.

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Attributes
ACN	570618
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	570618
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : executed go around none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landing in phoenix 3 1/2 hours late. Visual approach to runway 8. Captain flying approach. We are cleared to land behind an air carrier X airplane after long gate hold in abq. About 5 mi final and at 3000 ft MSL, speed was at 210 KTS. Captain begins to configure the aircraft. After getting fully configured, I tell the captain we are very high. The captain states 'yeah, I really stuffed myself, didn't I. Give me flaps 40 degrees and compute the speeds.' I did this and at 1000 ft AGL, I made proper calls and said sink rate. He called correcting, but continued, not really correcting, and I said we should go around. He said 'nah, I got it, no problem.' I called sink rate again, and at that time, GPWS called sink rate 3 or 4 times. I put my right hand on the control column, and my left hand under his right hand on the thrust levers to initiate a go around. The aircraft called out sink rate 3 more times, and then we were at 100 ft and landed about 1000-1500 ft down the runway. The captain laughed this off, and I did not query him at the time -- due to feeling he was un-apchable at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CAPT FLEW AN UNSTABILIZED APCH THAT HAD A SINK RATE OF 1500 FPM AT 100 FT, AND HAD REPEATED GPWS SINK RATE WARNINGS AT PHX.

Narrative: LNDG IN PHOENIX 3 1/2 HRS LATE. VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8. CAPT FLYING APCH. WE ARE CLRED TO LAND BEHIND AN ACR X AIRPLANE AFTER LONG GATE HOLD IN ABQ. ABOUT 5 MI FINAL AND AT 3000 FT MSL, SPD WAS AT 210 KTS. CAPT BEGINS TO CONFIGURE THE ACFT. AFTER GETTING FULLY CONFIGURED, I TELL THE CAPT WE ARE VERY HIGH. THE CAPT STATES 'YEAH, I REALLY STUFFED MYSELF, DIDN'T I. GIVE ME FLAPS 40 DEGS AND COMPUTE THE SPDS.' I DID THIS AND AT 1000 FT AGL, I MADE PROPER CALLS AND SAID SINK RATE. HE CALLED CORRECTING, BUT CONTINUED, NOT REALLY CORRECTING, AND I SAID WE SHOULD GO AROUND. HE SAID 'NAH, I GOT IT, NO PROB.' I CALLED SINK RATE AGAIN, AND AT THAT TIME, GPWS CALLED SINK RATE 3 OR 4 TIMES. I PUT MY R HAND ON THE CTL COLUMN, AND MY L HAND UNDER HIS R HAND ON THE THRUST LEVERS TO INITIATE A GAR. THE ACFT CALLED OUT SINK RATE 3 MORE TIMES, AND THEN WE WERE AT 100 FT AND LANDED ABOUT 1000-1500 FT DOWN THE RWY. THE CAPT LAUGHED THIS OFF, AND I DID NOT QUERY HIM AT THE TIME -- DUE TO FEELING HE WAS UN-APCHABLE AT THIS TIME.

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.