MULTIPLE PLT; CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS; B767; LAX-IAD. FO FIXATED; MISJUDGED END OF RWY; DIDN'T RAISE NOSE; HARD LNDG. 6 CABIN ATTENDANTS INJURED; 2 WENT TO EMER ROOM.
Synopsis
MULTIPLE PLT; CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS; B767; LAX-IAD. FO FIXATED; MISJUDGED END OF RWY; DIDN'T RAISE NOSE; HARD LNDG. 6 CABIN ATTENDANTS INJURED; 2 WENT TO EMER ROOM.
Narrative
IT WAS A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 1L AT IAD. I WAS CARRYING EXTRA AIRSPD DUE TO GUSTY CONDITIONS RPTED ON THE ATIS (280 DEGS AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 17 KT). EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROX 20 FT AFL WHERE I SHOULD HAVE RAISED THE NOSE AND ARRESTED THE DSCNT; BUT DID NOT. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD FLAT LND. SUBSEQUENTLY; 2 FLT ATTENDANTS FILED INJURY RPTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 492858: APCH TO RWY 1L AT IAD WAS NORMAL. WHILE FLYING A VISUAL WITH ILS BACKUP; THE FO WAS 1 DOT HIGH AT 300 FT; ON SPD; SINKING 700 FPM. PASSING 30 FT; I SAID PULL UP AND WE TOUCHED DOWN AS 'UP CAME OUT.' TOUCHDOWN WAS WINGS LEVEL; ON CTRLINE AT REF PLUS 6 KTS AT 700 FPM. FO SAID SHE WAS FIXATED ON END OF RWY AND MISJUDGED IT. NO FLARE WAS INITIATED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 493841: WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO INFORM CAPT OF INJURED CREW MEMBERS. ONE FLT ATTENDANT IN MID CABIN AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN INJURED. 2 AFT CREW MEMBERS WENT TO EMER ROOM. 2 OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WENT TO DOCTOR AFTER THE NEXT DAY. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS FINE AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF REST.
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