Air carrier light transport landing without clearance after an IMC VOR approach.

Attributes
ACN	140182
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2115
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb tower : alb artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	130182
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1125 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	140293
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX was reported 300 scattered, 700 overcast, 1 1/4, which is above landing minimums for the VOR approach to runway 28 at alb. I was flying with a new first officer who had been on the line for approximately 1 month. I elected to let the first officer fly the approach. We missed the first approach and I felt it was because the first officer did not get down to the MDA soon enough. We tried the approach again. I was very busy doing my PNF duties and supervising the approach to the point where I found myself talking him through the approach. When I called 100' to the MDA, I looked up to see if I had the airport. Then as I looked back down at my altimeter the first officer was descending through 700' (MDA is 780'). I grabbed the aircraft and pulled it back up to 780', took the aircraft from him saw the airport and landed. As we pulled off the runway I noticed we had not called tower. I don't remember approach ever turning me over to the tower. I feel this could have been avoided had I realized the WX was not what they called it and had I flown the approach. It was a very difficult approach and the copilot should not have been flying. Supplemental information from acn 140293: missed approach first try. Second try captain gave me altitude calls 200' different (lower) than my altimeter indicated and directed me to pull up, claiming I was about to be below minimums. I did as directed and at that point she became more directive for the rest of the approach with regards to speed control. We broke out 2 NM from the field in and out of scattered clouds. Captain called the field and directed me to land. I decided that I couldn't land from the position we were in and gave her the aircraft. When this incident broke and in informed her I would seek the chief pilot's guidance in filling out this report she then confessed that she had gone to the chief pilot with complaints about me--seemingly personal in nature--2 weeks prior. During that time I was unaware of these complaints and her perceptions of me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT LWOC AFTER AN IMC VOR APCH.

Narrative: WX WAS RPTED 300 SCATTERED, 700 OVCST, 1 1/4, WHICH IS ABOVE LNDG MINIMUMS FOR THE VOR APCH TO RWY 28 AT ALB. I WAS FLYING WITH A NEW F/O WHO HAD BEEN ON THE LINE FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. I ELECTED TO LET THE F/O FLY THE APCH. WE MISSED THE FIRST APCH AND I FELT IT WAS BECAUSE THE F/O DID NOT GET DOWN TO THE MDA SOON ENOUGH. WE TRIED THE APCH AGAIN. I WAS VERY BUSY DOING MY PNF DUTIES AND SUPERVISING THE APCH TO THE POINT WHERE I FOUND MYSELF TALKING HIM THROUGH THE APCH. WHEN I CALLED 100' TO THE MDA, I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF I HAD THE ARPT. THEN AS I LOOKED BACK DOWN AT MY ALTIMETER THE F/O WAS DSNDING THROUGH 700' (MDA IS 780'). I GRABBED THE ACFT AND PULLED IT BACK UP TO 780', TOOK THE ACFT FROM HIM SAW THE ARPT AND LANDED. AS WE PULLED OFF THE RWY I NOTICED WE HAD NOT CALLED TWR. I DON'T REMEMBER APCH EVER TURNING ME OVER TO THE TWR. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD I REALIZED THE WX WAS NOT WHAT THEY CALLED IT AND HAD I FLOWN THE APCH. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT APCH AND THE COPLT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FLYING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 140293: MISSED APCH FIRST TRY. SECOND TRY CAPT GAVE ME ALT CALLS 200' DIFFERENT (LOWER) THAN MY ALTIMETER INDICATED AND DIRECTED ME TO PULL UP, CLAIMING I WAS ABOUT TO BE BELOW MINIMUMS. I DID AS DIRECTED AND AT THAT POINT SHE BECAME MORE DIRECTIVE FOR THE REST OF THE APCH WITH REGARDS TO SPD CONTROL. WE BROKE OUT 2 NM FROM THE FIELD IN AND OUT OF SCATTERED CLOUDS. CAPT CALLED THE FIELD AND DIRECTED ME TO LAND. I DECIDED THAT I COULDN'T LAND FROM THE POS WE WERE IN AND GAVE HER THE ACFT. WHEN THIS INCIDENT BROKE AND IN INFORMED HER I WOULD SEEK THE CHIEF PLT'S GUIDANCE IN FILLING OUT THIS RPT SHE THEN CONFESSED THAT SHE HAD GONE TO THE CHIEF PLT WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT ME--SEEMINGLY PERSONAL IN NATURE--2 WKS PRIOR. DURING THAT TIME I WAS UNAWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND HER PERCEPTIONS OF ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.