Captain of air carrier medium large transport on charted visual approach into sjc did not follow course precisely and found himself high. He compensated by flying through the final and may have incurred on the rhv air traffic area.

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Attributes
ACN	154711
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : rhv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	154711
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were cleared for the fairgrounds visibility approach from a beam moffett NAS. It was the capts leg. He turned base inside the specified course or route. This left us high on final. In order to lose additional altitude the captain flew through final, and possibly entered reid hillview air traffic area. Informed sjc tower of his intentions. Completed the approach and landed. Comments: it was capts leg, and I informed him he was too high, he did not adjust for the situation properly. First of all, a visibility approach fairgnds is not very precise and should not be accepted nor assigned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ON CHARTED VISUAL APCH INTO SJC DID NOT FOLLOW COURSE PRECISELY AND FOUND HIMSELF HIGH. HE COMPENSATED BY FLYING THROUGH THE FINAL AND MAY HAVE INCURRED ON THE RHV ATA.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS VIS APCH FROM A BEAM MOFFETT NAS. IT WAS THE CAPTS LEG. HE TURNED BASE INSIDE THE SPECIFIED COURSE OR RTE. THIS LEFT US HIGH ON FINAL. IN ORDER TO LOSE ADDITIONAL ALT THE CAPT FLEW THROUGH FINAL, AND POSSIBLY ENTERED REID HILLVIEW ATA. INFORMED SJC TWR OF HIS INTENTIONS. COMPLETED THE APCH AND LANDED. COMMENTS: IT WAS CAPTS LEG, AND I INFORMED HIM HE WAS TOO HIGH, HE DID NOT ADJUST FOR THE SITUATION PROPERLY. FIRST OF ALL, A VIS APCH FAIRGNDS IS NOT VERY PRECISE AND SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR ASSIGNED.

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.