HIGH APCH AIRSPD; WINDS ALOFT; AND INAPPROPRIATELY SET AUTO FLT BANK LIMITER RESULT IN OVERSHOOT OF FINAL APCH COURSE THAT IS RESOLVED WITH ATC ASSIGNING A NEW INTERCEPT HDG.
Synopsis
HIGH APCH AIRSPD; WINDS ALOFT; AND INAPPROPRIATELY SET AUTO FLT BANK LIMITER RESULT IN OVERSHOOT OF FINAL APCH COURSE THAT IS RESOLVED WITH ATC ASSIGNING A NEW INTERCEPT HDG.
Narrative
CLRED FROM 6000 FT MSL TO 4000 FT MSL; HDG 230 DEGS TO INTERCEPT RWY 26R LOC; THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. AIRSPD WAS AT 250 KIAS; LAST ASSIGNED. PF OVERSHOT THE FINAL APCH COURSE. CTLR GAVE US A 310 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT AND 4500 FT MSL UNTIL ESTABLISHED. WE WERE AT ABOUT 5200 FT AND DSNDING AT THE TIME. CLOSEST ACFT ON THE S SIDE OF THE ARPT WAS 2.5 MI AND BELOW US ABOUT 1200 FT. I NOTED THE BANK ANGLE SELECTOR ON FLT DIRECTOR WAS SET AT 15 DEGS VICE 25 DEGS ACCOUNTING FOR SLOW ROLL RATE. NO TA/RA INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. I WAS ON MY SECOND FLT AS A NEW CAPT AND NEW IN TYPE WITH 30 HRS IN TYPE. I FAILED TO NOTE BANK ANGLE SELECTION IN TIME AND TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE DIRECTION TO FO. FO IS VERY EXPERIENCED IN TYPE AND I SHOULD NOT LET THAT LULL ME INTO A SENSE OF COMPLACENCY. AIRSPD OF 250 KTS WAS TOO HIGH FOR APCH PHASE; LEADING TO HIGHER THAN DESIRED SPD AT TIME OF INCIDENT (ABOUT 210-220 KIAS) WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO OVERSHOOT. I SHOULD ALSO HAVE QUERIED ATC ABOUT SPD AND HAVE FO SLOW DOWN.
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