Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Attendant Current
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
The captain gave us the ding for landing at ECP. When I heard the ding I made the landing announcement then cleaned up the galley. I went into the cabin to collect trash and do compliance checks. While doing trash I peered outside to see how close we were to landing. When I looked out the window there we no lights to indicate how far we were from the ground. When I returned back to the galley I put the garbage and the recyclables into their bins and closed and locked them. I made sure the galley was secure and went to my jump seat. When I got to my jump seat we landed. I sat down and buckled my seatbelt. When we were all in the shuttle the captain had asked if any of us were hurt. We all stated 'no'. The captain said that he had thought that control was going to send us around to the other side but they went ahead and cleared us for landing quicker that he had thought. I stated that there were no lights at all indicating we were close to the ground. The captain stated that there is no development around the airport.Flight attendants need to know that there will be no lights surrounding this airport upon landing and not to use this as a guide.
It was a normal and smooth flight and when the captain gave us the chime for 10;000 ft; we began our duties as normal. I went through the cabin and cleaned up and asked for trash and checked compliance along with my crew members. I got to the front and put my trash in the garbage and locked the bin. The A was standing in the galley double checking latches. I glanced outside to see how much time we had left and it was very dark so it didn't seem close. I finished checking the latches and heard a bang and felt a jolt. I thought we had hit something. I realized we were on the ground and grabbed the jump seat and braced for landing. The A was holding on in the galley. I made sure she was okay. I asked her if she had heard the landing gear. She said she hadn't; and neither had I. The captain came out while the passengers were deplaning and asked us if we had had enough time to make it to our jump seats. On the shuttle; he asked us if anyone was hurt. He then told us that there was some confusion about whether they were going to land us right away or make us go around. He said he chimed us at 8;000 ft when he got the okay to land. We also discussed the lack of lighting or outside cues to show us that we were close to the ground. There is no development near the airport.
Flight Attendants reported they received a chime signal followed by a very quick landing at ECP at night with several of them not in their jump seats.