A dc-9 first officer was critical of his captain's unstabilized approach.

Attributes
ACN	787705
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 724 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	787705
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain was PF being radar vectored on a right downwind to the runway with adequate and reasonable spacing from the runway. Captain instructed me to call the airport in sight and we were subsequently cleared for the visual approach. The captain then made an immediate turn toward the runway and began a close-in and extremely unstabilized visual approach. The GPWS issued warnings for both sink rate and bank angle during the approach. At 400 ft AGL; the aircraft was in an uncoord 35 degree bank; engines unspooled; vref +20 KIAS; and a sink rate of 1200 FPM with the captain attempting to correct for the overshoot of the runway centerline during the turn; base to final. At this time; I began to loudly and vehemently express my discomfort. The captain responded with 'are you uncomfortable? It's coming in.' the approach and landing were completed with the aircraft attaining our company's parameters for a stabilized approach at 100 ft AGL. In the chocks at the gate; I asked the captain why he insisted on making these type of approachs; and he responded by mumbling something about misreading the wind?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC-9 FO WAS CRITICAL OF HIS CAPT'S UNSTABILIZED APCH.

Narrative: CAPT WAS PF BEING RADAR VECTORED ON A R DOWNWIND TO THE RWY WITH ADEQUATE AND REASONABLE SPACING FROM THE RWY. CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. THE CAPT THEN MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TOWARD THE RWY AND BEGAN A CLOSE-IN AND EXTREMELY UNSTABILIZED VISUAL APCH. THE GPWS ISSUED WARNINGS FOR BOTH SINK RATE AND BANK ANGLE DURING THE APCH. AT 400 FT AGL; THE ACFT WAS IN AN UNCOORD 35 DEG BANK; ENGS UNSPOOLED; VREF +20 KIAS; AND A SINK RATE OF 1200 FPM WITH THE CAPT ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE OVERSHOOT OF THE RWY CTRLINE DURING THE TURN; BASE TO FINAL. AT THIS TIME; I BEGAN TO LOUDLY AND VEHEMENTLY EXPRESS MY DISCOMFORT. THE CAPT RESPONDED WITH 'ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE? IT'S COMING IN.' THE APCH AND LNDG WERE COMPLETED WITH THE ACFT ATTAINING OUR COMPANY'S PARAMETERS FOR A STABILIZED APCH AT 100 FT AGL. IN THE CHOCKS AT THE GATE; I ASKED THE CAPT WHY HE INSISTED ON MAKING THESE TYPE OF APCHS; AND HE RESPONDED BY MUMBLING SOMETHING ABOUT MISREADING THE WIND?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.