Narrative:

Captain flying to las. Runway change at las to runway 1L followed by change on final to runway 1R. Strong tailwind on short final resulted in captain needing excessive sink to stay on a visual approach. No GS for that runway caused a late recognition of being high on final. Sink rate callouts by aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 CREW RECEIVES TWO RWY CHANGES PRIOR TO LNDG ON RWY 1R AT LAS WITH A TAILWIND AND A HIGH SINK RATE.

Narrative: CAPT FLYING TO LAS. RWY CHANGE AT LAS TO RWY 1L FOLLOWED BY CHANGE ON FINAL TO RWY 1R. STRONG TAILWIND ON SHORT FINAL RESULTED IN CAPT NEEDING EXCESSIVE SINK TO STAY ON A VISUAL APCH. NO GS FOR THAT RWY CAUSED A LATE RECOGNITION OF BEING HIGH ON FINAL. SINK RATE CALLOUTS BY ACFT.

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.