A B737-800 on visual approach to sna is high at OM and unstabilized to touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	714511
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	714511
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain flying visual approach to sna. Approved for visual; descent is slow arriving at the OM at 1500+ ft high. Captain is attempting to get the plane down with drag and an south turn. Never stabilized. Not configured with flaps 40 degrees due to too high of airspeed. Captain gets the plane on the runway and maximum reverse and maximum braking required to stop. Used all of the runway to get stopped. I did not call for a go around like I should have. We were both tired from an early wake up in atl. Just a plain crappy job done by both of us. Captain behind the plane the whole time in what is actually a fun approach and arrival normally. He is normally on top of the situation. Could have been a very bad situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 ON VISUAL APCH TO SNA IS HIGH AT OM AND UNSTABILIZED TO TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: CAPT FLYING VISUAL APCH TO SNA. APPROVED FOR VISUAL; DSCNT IS SLOW ARRIVING AT THE OM AT 1500+ FT HIGH. CAPT IS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PLANE DOWN WITH DRAG AND AN S TURN. NEVER STABILIZED. NOT CONFIGURED WITH FLAPS 40 DEGS DUE TO TOO HIGH OF AIRSPD. CAPT GETS THE PLANE ON THE RWY AND MAX REVERSE AND MAX BRAKING REQUIRED TO STOP. USED ALL OF THE RWY TO GET STOPPED. I DID NOT CALL FOR A GAR LIKE I SHOULD HAVE. WE WERE BOTH TIRED FROM AN EARLY WAKE UP IN ATL. JUST A PLAIN CRAPPY JOB DONE BY BOTH OF US. CAPT BEHIND THE PLANE THE WHOLE TIME IN WHAT IS ACTUALLY A FUN APCH AND ARR NORMALLY. HE IS NORMALLY ON TOP OF THE SITUATION. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION.

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.