HARD LNDG. NEWLY QUALIFIED PLT.

Date: 1995-10 · Aircraft: A320

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|less-severe|other-unspecified

Synopsis

HARD LNDG. NEWLY QUALIFIED PLT.

Narrative

I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 33L AT BWI. THE ACFT WAS STABILIZED BY 1000 FT AGL DSNDING NORMALLY; DUE TO A LATE FLARE THE LNDG WAS HARD; WE CLRED THE RWY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. ONE OXYGEN MASK DROPPED AND A FLT ATTENDANT CLAIMED A NECK INJURY. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINT; NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND RETURNED TO SVC. THIS WAS MY SECOND LNDG AFTER COMPLETING MY IOE. PREVIOUS LNDGS TO THIS ONE WERE GOING WELL. OTHER THAN MY INEXPERIENCE; I FEEL I WAS TOO FIXATED ON MY FLT DIRECTOR BARS AND FAILED TO REALIZE MY ACTUAL RATE OF DSCNT. ALSO I WAS LISTENING FOR THE AUTO CALLOUTS; THE A320 AUTO CALLS 100 FT; 50 FT; 30 FT; 20 FT AND 'RETARD.' WE NEVER HEARD THE 30 FT OR 20 FT CALLOUTS. I HAD BEEN LISTENING FOR A 30 FT CALLOUT TO AVOID FLARING EARLY. THE 30 FT AND 20 FT CALLOUTS MAY NOT HAPPEN IF YOU DSND THROUGH THOSE ALTS TOO QUICKLY. I HAD ALSO FLOWN THE DC9 THE PREVIOUS MONTH PRIOR TO MY IOE; BUT AFTER MY A320 CHK RIDE. THE FLARE IN THE DC9 IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE A320; SO I MAY HAVE FALLEN BACK TO THAT SIGHT PICTURE.

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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.