A320 flight crew executes an overweight landing at mmex.

Attributes
ACN	706310
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmex.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	706310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	706169
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Overweight landing +400 pounds due to expedite approach and handling going into mmex. Dirtied up early to burn enough fuel to get down to landing weight. We chose to land overweight due to terrain and limited language barriers. We felt this was the safest thing to do; rather than risk trying to explain the reason to tower ATC. Normal landing with no problems; maintenance notified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW EXECUTES AN OVERWT LNDG AT MMEX.

Narrative: OVERWT LNDG +400 LBS DUE TO EXPEDITE APCH AND HANDLING GOING INTO MMEX. DIRTIED UP EARLY TO BURN ENOUGH FUEL TO GET DOWN TO LNDG WT. WE CHOSE TO LAND OVERWT DUE TO TERRAIN AND LIMITED LANGUAGE BARRIERS. WE FELT THIS WAS THE SAFEST THING TO DO; RATHER THAN RISK TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE REASON TO TWR ATC. NORMAL LNDG WITH NO PROBS; MAINT NOTIFIED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.