B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 169; Flight Crew Total 9000; Flight Crew Type 1846
Distraction; Workload; Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Human Factors; Weather
Landed flaps 15 instead of planned 30. At the final approach fix I called for gear down flaps 15 landing checklist. The Captain configured the jet and ran the checklist. At about 1;400 feet I called for flaps 30 set target. At that moment we were cleared to land by Tower. I did not verify that they went down; I was concentrating on the significant crosswind. At about 50 feet we got the too low terrain. I verified that we were on glide path. 2 white 2 red. And continued. After landing I realized we landed flaps 15 and that was the reason for the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) alert.
Coming in for landing FO flying called for gear down flaps 15 landing checklist. Which I accomplished all at that time. He says he then called for flaps 30 about the same time I was receiving clearance to land from ATC. I did not hear him make the flap call and we continued on the approach. We both got busy with the landing and about 100 feet the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) said 'too low terrain' which we both thought was an erroneous callout because we were VMC. The FO continued the landing and when we were in the flair I noticed the flaps still at 15. I decided it better to land then announce go around in the flare. The landing was uneventful from that point.
A B737 First Officer landed with flaps 15 as the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) 'TOO LOW TERRAIN' alerted at about 50 feet. The Captain failed to set Flaps 30 when called for because of communication conflicts.