Date: 202104
Local time of day: 1201-1800
Location: ZZZ.TRACON, US
Aircraft: B737 MAX Series Undifferentiated
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Flight plan: IFR
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Initial Approach
Airspace: Class B ZZZ
ATC / advisory: TRACON ZZZ
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Captain; Pilot Flying
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Human factors: Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Confusion; Fatigue; Human-Machine Interface
Second reporter function: First Officer; Pilot Not Flying
Anomaly: ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Detector: Person Flight Crew
When detected: Other Post Flight
Result: General None Reported / Taken
Contributing factors: Software and Automation; Procedure; Manuals; Aircraft; Company Policy; Human Factors
Primary problem: Aircraft

Narrative: While flying I failed to fully configure by 1;000 feet AGL. Approach was a Visual Approach. Conditions were clear; 10-mile visibility; and light winds.When landing on Runway XX; TRACON had a restriction to cross a point at 2;600 feet. Configuration at that point was Gear and Flaps 15. Began the descent but had trouble initiating the descent due to automation configuration. During this phase of the approach for some reason I thought I had until 500 feet AGL for final configuration during a Visual Approach. Final configuration was accomplished by 700 feet. Later I referred to the Operating Manual and realized my mistake.Causal factors [included] a lack of recent flying. Aircraft was a B737 MAX and this was the first time I flew one in over X years. This aircraft does not slow down and go down like the B737 NG thus adding to configuration delay. Failure to remember that ALL approaches require final configuration by 1;000 feet. Pairing had a XC:10 Sign-In requiring me to get up at XA:30.  Although this occurred at approximately XI:00  I had already been awake for 9 hours; some of it on the back side of the clock. Perhaps have the same criteria for both IMC and VMC as far as being 'in the slot' this would eliminate any confusion at all. Bottom line; I confused the issue and will not allow that to happen again.


Second narrative: Approach Control told us to maintain 2;600 feet until north of a point.  The Final Approach Fix is south of this point and the altitude is 2;600 feet. The requirement to maintain 2;600 feet caused us to be high on approach. Passing 1;000 feet we were not stable and should have gone around. I felt Approach Control had set us up for failure. The Captain had a lack of recent flying experience and hadn't flown the MAX in two years. He thought being configured by 500 feet on a Visual Approach was acceptable. After landing we checked the manual and realized being stable by 1;000 feet is a requirement for all approaches. It's difficult to be stable by 1;000 feet with the restriction approach control gave us. This restriction is impractical and makes our job difficult.


Synopsis: Air carrier flight crew reported final configuration was not accomplished until 700 feet which is not in accordance with the manual.