ACR LTT SUFFERS A NEAR RWY EXCURSION AFTER LNDG PROC LNDG OVERSHOT DURING A DEV FROM THE STABILIZED APCH CONCEPT. LACK OF FLC PLANNING INFLT. LOSS OF FOCUS.
Synopsis
ACR LTT SUFFERS A NEAR RWY EXCURSION AFTER LNDG PROC LNDG OVERSHOT DURING A DEV FROM THE STABILIZED APCH CONCEPT. LACK OF FLC PLANNING INFLT. LOSS OF FOCUS.
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I WAS FLYING BE-1900C CMH-CAK; WE HAD TRIED TO CALL OUR COMPANY 10 MINS OUT BUT DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER. AS WE GOT CLOSER TO ARPT I ASKED FO TO TRY ANOTHER CALL. WE HAD ASKED TO STAY HIGH FOR STAYING ABOVE SOME CLOUDS WITH RAIN SHOWERS (TURB). WHILE FO WAS ON #2 COM WE GOT CLRED FOR THE VOR 5 AND CONTACT TWR WE WERE 15 MI OUT AT 7000 MSL. EVERYTHING WAS SET UP FOR THE APCH. I REDUCED PWR AND STARTED A SHALLOW DSCNT. FO GOT BACK AND I INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND TO CONTACT TWR. HE SAID WE COULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MDA AND I REALIZED WE WERE HIGH. I SELECTED FLT IDLE AND WE GOT A VISUAL WITH THE ARPT. TWR WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 5. I ASKED FOR PROPS FULL FORWARD. FLAPS 1 WAS SELECTED AND GEAR DOWN. FINAL CHKLIST ALSO COMPLETED. GPWS CALLED FOR 'TO LOWER FLAPS' AND I ASKED FOR FLAPS 2. IT WAS LOOKING GOOD NOW ONLY A LITTLE HIGH BUT FAST. GPWS SAID 'SINK RATE; SINK RATE.' I SHALLOWED DSCNT AND REACHED GND EFFECT. FO ASKED 'DO YOU WANT FLAPS TWICE' AND I SAID YES. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOATING FOREVER IT FELT. FO CALLED OUT AND A LITTLE AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN; FO CALLED OUT 1500 FT L AND I SELECTED FULL REVERSE (COMPANY POLICY: WE DON'T USE IT). RWY WAS WET AND I DIDN'T RELY ON ONLY BRAKING. GOT OUT OF REVERSE WHEN I REALIZED I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO STOP. STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RWY END. SELECTED 1 ENG REVERSE AND 1 PWR FORWARD; TURNED OFF ONTO TXWY. WE MADE IT TO STOP ON THE RWY; BUT IT FELT UNCOMFORTABLE TO ME WHAT ABOUT IF 1 BRAKE WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED OR IF REVERSE WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED OR BOTH. AFTER WE GOT TO THE GATE AND UNLOADED PAX. I TALKED TO FO AND TOLD HIM AGAIN THAT IF HE SEES SOMETHING HE DOESN'T LIKE TO CALL IT OUT TO ME. I'M NOT FAIL FREE AND IT IS A TEAM WORK TO FLY AN ACFT. HE SAID HE DIDN'T DOUBT THAT WE WOULDN'T MAKE IT (I) BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY. I THINK THE WHOLE PROB STARTED WHEN I DECIDED NOT TO FLY THE PROFILE IN A COMPANY PROC WAY: STAY HIGH OUT OF TURB. DIDN'T THINK WE WERE THAT CLOSE TO THE ARPT. FO'S TRY TO CONTACT COMPANY ALSO TOO CLOSE TO ARPT; BUT WE WERE STILL AT CRUISE ALT OF 2000 FT MSL. THESE THINGS CALL TO COMPANY AT HIGHER SPDS ON A RFH THAN ON PROFILE. HAPPEN A LOT THOUGH; ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE SHORT LEGS; ARE IN A HURRY TO MAKE OUR BLOCK TIMES SO WE KEEP THE SPD UP. WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED GND EFFECT AT 140 KIAS AND NOT ON CORRECT GLIDE PATH WAS WHEN I MADE THE MISTAKE IN NOT GOING AROUND. INSTEAD I ASKED FOR FULL FLAPS WHICH MADE THE PLANE EVEN FLARE A LITTLE LONGER. I HAVE DONE GAR'S BEFORE MANY TIMES WHEN THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT SO IT WASN'T THAT I DON'T DO GAR'S. 5 KTS STRAIGHT XWIND MAYBE 1 OR 2 KTS TAILWIND PROBABLY DIDN'T HELP; BUT WASN'T THE MAIN PROB IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NORMAL APCH. I LEARNED FROM IT AND I'M HAPPY THAT IT WASN'T CLOSER TO ACCIDENT/INCIDENT THAT IT WAS. I WOULD LIKE FOR OTHER PLTS TO KNOW THAT AN ALMOST NORMAL APCH DIDN'T FINISH ALMOST NORMALLY. ALSO LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING FOR ME TO LEARN FROM OTHERS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.