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An MD11 flight crew had to make tardy adjustments to achieve a stabilized approach by 600 AGL due to airspeed assignments from ATC and reported traffic which distracted them. Fatigue was cited as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 884150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
The aircraft was not fully configured for landing at 1;000 ft AGL. We were fully configured; stable and on-speed by 600 ft AGL. The approach was a visual approach to runway xxr with the ILS as a back-up for guidance. ATC advised our flight to keep our speed above 180 KIAS until 5NM final for traffic to follow. ATC simultaneously gave us crossing jet traffic information at our two to three o'clock position while we were turning from base leg to a visual final for runway xxr. Both crew members were temporarily distracted with the conflicting traffic while configuring to land. Our speed was higher than normal as requested by ATC. This led to a rushed configuration process. Both crew members were fatigued due to the time of day and the duration of the flight. This contributed in a slower reaction time to the course of events that took place. There was no feeling by either crew member that the situation was unmanageable or unsafe. We both felt that the distraction of traffic by ATC; the higher approach speed by ATC close to the airfield and our fatigue led to disrupt a normal approach sequence. All approach check-list items were accomplished prior to landing. The landing was uneventful and normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD11 flight crew had to make tardy adjustments to achieve a stabilized approach by 600 AGL due to airspeed assignments from ATC and reported traffic which distracted them. Fatigue was cited as a contributing factor.
Narrative: The aircraft was not fully configured for landing at 1;000 FT AGL. We were fully configured; stable and on-speed by 600 FT AGL. The approach was a visual approach to Runway XXR with the ILS as a back-up for guidance. ATC advised our flight to keep our speed above 180 KIAS until 5NM final for traffic to follow. ATC simultaneously gave us crossing jet traffic information at our two to three o'clock position while we were turning from base leg to a visual final for Runway XXR. Both crew members were temporarily distracted with the conflicting traffic while configuring to land. Our speed was higher than normal as requested by ATC. This led to a rushed configuration process. Both crew members were fatigued due to the time of day and the duration of the flight. This contributed in a slower reaction time to the course of events that took place. There was no feeling by either crew member that the situation was unmanageable or unsafe. We both felt that the distraction of traffic by ATC; the higher approach speed by ATC close to the airfield and our fatigue led to disrupt a normal approach sequence. All approach check-list items were accomplished prior to landing. The landing was uneventful and normal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.