Yes, I also questioned the decision of the Captain to let the co-pilot shoot the approach. When the pucker factor is high that's the time for the Captain to earn his BIG BUCKS. Only problem with this is apparently no one was aware of this little flaw in the “computer knows more than the pilots” flaw.
I would not say this is the first time Airbus has had a problem with landings...
Air France Flight 296 was a chartered flight of a newly-delivered fly-by-wire Airbus A320-111 operated by Air France. On June 26, 1988, as part of an air show it was scheduled to fly over Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport (ICAO code LFGB) at a low speed with landing gear down at an altitude of 100 feet, but instead slowly descended to 30 feet before crashing into the tops of trees beyond the runway. Three passengers died. The cause of the accident is disputed, as many irregularities were later revealed by the accident investigation. This was the first ever crash involving an Airbus A320.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX4_Ho992TQ&NR=1