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BE400 first officer reported that a takeoff was performed with contamination on the wings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1542487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
A takeoff was performed with contamination on the wings (snow; non-sticking). The flight to ZZZ offered challenging winter weather conditions; but the captain's skill and experience with the aircraft resulted in a safe landing at ZZZ. Once at ZZZ; the snowfall concerned me; but the captain pressed for a quick turn. While he paid the FBO bill; I tried to prepare the flight deck for a possible next flight - weather permitting. I anticipated a pre-flight brief discussion the winter conditions; the need for deicing the aircraft and making a go-no-go decision as a team. Instead; I felt forced by the captain to conduct the flight. The captain closed the door behind me (I was prepping the flight deck) and got ready to start the engines. Before engine start; I expressed my concerns regarding the weather and received a snappy response. The captain then started the engines and started taxiing in a rush without completing the required checklists; or acknowledging my concerns. During taxi; I expressed my concerns and received another snappy response. In the months prior; I had tried to convey to him my safety-related concerns and often feeling uncomfortable when flying with this particular captain. I was scared to conduct the flight in those weather conditions; but it seemed that the captain just wanted to get home. He wouldn't listen to me; and he conducted the takeoff for our flight. I felt horrible; scared; unsafe; belittled; and powerless. Nothing I said to him in a professional manner got through to him. I felt hijacked and taken along for a ride I did not want to be on. I felt intimidated by the captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE400 First Officer reported that a takeoff was performed with contamination on the wings.
Narrative: A takeoff was performed with contamination on the wings (snow; non-sticking). The flight to ZZZ offered challenging winter weather conditions; but the Captain's skill and experience with the aircraft resulted in a safe landing at ZZZ. Once at ZZZ; the snowfall concerned me; but the Captain pressed for a quick turn. While he paid the FBO bill; I tried to prepare the flight deck for a possible next flight - weather permitting. I anticipated a pre-flight brief discussion the winter conditions; the need for deicing the aircraft and making a go-no-go decision as a team. Instead; I felt forced by the Captain to conduct the flight. The Captain closed the door behind me (I was prepping the flight deck) and got ready to start the engines. Before engine start; I expressed my concerns regarding the weather and received a snappy response. The Captain then started the engines and started taxiing in a rush without completing the required checklists; or acknowledging my concerns. During taxi; I expressed my concerns and received another snappy response. In the months prior; I had tried to convey to him my safety-related concerns and often feeling uncomfortable when flying with this particular Captain. I was scared to conduct the flight in those weather conditions; but it seemed that the Captain just wanted to get home. He wouldn't listen to me; and he conducted the takeoff for our flight. I felt horrible; scared; unsafe; belittled; and powerless. Nothing I said to him in a professional manner got through to him. I felt hijacked and taken along for a ride I did not want to be on. I felt intimidated by the Captain.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.