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PIC proceeded to destination airport with less than required reserve fuel. Did not have an alternate airport when one was required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 114613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to WX at our destination airport, newark int'l airport, we were in holding for the second time en route to our destination. Our original alternate was hartford, ct. Holding southwest of washington, dc, we changed the alternate airport to dulles. At the point we should have been holding for the alternate, due to fuel, I made the call to the company, we were diverting to dulles for fuel. When this was completed, the captain informed me that we were proceeding to newark and he had accepted a clearance to proceed. I pointed out that we would have insufficient fuel for an alternate but he insisted on proceeding to our destination. At that time newark ceiling and visibility was 1000 overcast and 5 mi. We landed with 4300 pounds of fuel, insufficient for any alternate. Cause: poor decision by captain and insufficient disapproval by first officer (me).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION ARPT WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED RESERVE FUEL. DID NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATE ARPT WHEN ONE WAS REQUIRED.
Narrative: DUE TO WX AT OUR DEST ARPT, NEWARK INT'L ARPT, WE WERE IN HOLDING FOR THE SECOND TIME ENRTE TO OUR DEST. OUR ORIGINAL ALTERNATE WAS HARTFORD, CT. HOLDING SW OF WASHINGTON, DC, WE CHANGED THE ALTERNATE ARPT TO DULLES. AT THE POINT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING FOR THE ALTERNATE, DUE TO FUEL, I MADE THE CALL TO THE COMPANY, WE WERE DIVERTING TO DULLES FOR FUEL. WHEN THIS WAS COMPLETED, THE CAPT INFORMED ME THAT WE WERE PROCEEDING TO NEWARK AND HE HAD ACCEPTED A CLRNC TO PROCEED. I POINTED OUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR AN ALTERNATE BUT HE INSISTED ON PROCEEDING TO OUR DEST. AT THAT TIME NEWARK CEILING AND VISIBILITY WAS 1000 OVERCAST AND 5 MI. WE LANDED WITH 4300 LBS OF FUEL, INSUFFICIENT FOR ANY ALTERNATE. CAUSE: POOR DECISION BY CAPT AND INSUFFICIENT DISAPPROVAL BY F/O (ME).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.