A320 FLC HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO IND.

Date: 2002-09 · Aircraft: A320 · Phase: approach

Anomalies: inflight-event-encounter-unstabilized-approach

Synopsis

A320 FLC HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH INTO IND.

Narrative

INDY DOES A TERRIBLE JOB OF SPD ASSIGNMENTS AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS. WE WERE HANDED OFF 19 MI FROM INDY WITH 1000 FT TO GET RID OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN UNDER CTL APCH DETERIORATED TO AN UNSTABILIZED VISUAL APCH RESULTING IN PROBABLE ALERTS ON THE JET AND EXCESSIVE SINK RATES ON FINAL. CTLR FACTORS INCLUDE NOT RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR EXTRA SPACING TO DSND AND NOT INSISTING ON A DELAYING VECTOR TO GET DOWN. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE ALL CTLRS AT INDY AWARE THAT THE BUS DOESN'T DROP LIKE A B727. THE APCH BECAME NORMAL RIGHT AT 500 FT BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO PROVIDE US WITH PROPER APCH GUIDANCE. AS IT WAS WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 10-15 EXTRA KTS ABOVE VAPP AND 2500 FT DOWN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. IT WAS AN OVERALL NORMAL LNDG EXCEPT THAT WE GOT HOT BRAKE INDICATIONS ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM THE EXTRA ENERGY USED TO STOP. NORMAL TAXI IN; NORMAL SUBSEQUENT TKOF. NO 911 ISSUES; NO PERSONAL LAPSES OF JUDGEMENT OTHER THAN NOT INITIATING A GAR; JUST A HEADS-UP THAT 'NORMAL' CAN GET PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS VERY EASILY BY LACKADAISICAL CTLRS.

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