B767 FLC TURNED ONTO FINAL INSIDE THE MARKER; NOT SET UP FOR CLOSE TURN. STICK SHAKER ACTIVATES WHEN SPD BRAKES APPLIED.
Synopsis
B767 FLC TURNED ONTO FINAL INSIDE THE MARKER; NOT SET UP FOR CLOSE TURN. STICK SHAKER ACTIVATES WHEN SPD BRAKES APPLIED.
Narrative
THIS SIT HAPPENED BECAUSE I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME OVERLOADED FOR WHAT WAS ESSENTIALLY A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE ASKED TO KEEP OUR SPD UP TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER TFC AND CLRED DIRECT TO GRITT. I WAS PROPERLY SET UP TO ARRIVE AT GRITT AT 3000 FT AND ABOUT 170 KIAS. HOWEVER; APCH TURNED US IN QUITE EARLY; INSIDE THE MARKER. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE WERE SO CLOSE IN WHEN TURNED 90 DEGS TO FINAL AND WAS HDG FOR ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL TO RWY 9L. MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON THIS ACFT AND I HAD SWITCHED TO FULL ILS TO AVOID FLYING THROUGH THE RWY 9R FINAL BECAUSE; ALTHOUGH I COULD SEE THE ARPT; I COULD NOT SEE THE RWY. THE SPD BRAKES WERE STILL OUT AND WE PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND WHILE WAITING FOR 3 GREENS I STARTED MY TURN TO FINAL AT ABOUT 1000 FT. THE STICK SHAKER OCCURRED DUE TO SPD BRAKES OUT. RAPID SPD DECAY DUE TO BEING OUTSIDE AND WAITING FOR 3 GREENS. THE COPLT RECOGNIZED THE PROB WITH THE SPD BRAKES AND SINCE I HAD MY HANDS FULL; HE PUT THEM DOWN. THE REST OF THE APCH WAS NORMAL. I HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON. IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET TOO MUCH GOING ON IN PERFECT CONDITIONS BY ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE LED INTO A SIT WHEN YOU REALLY ARE NOT READY FOR IT. MORE TO BE SAID FOR A STABILIZED APCH. IT CAN HAPPEN AND IT DID.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.