EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
From a normal stabilized approach; at about 50 feet AGL the Pilot Flying reduced power and slowly began the landing flare on Runway XXR. At about 20 feet the aircraft began to increase in sink rate and within one second landing occurred at a vertical speed of -600 FPM. Pilot Flying described the inability to increase back pressure on the control column during the flare due to the FO chair padding.
EMB-145 Captain reported a hard landing resulted when control column movement was restricted by the FO's seat padding.