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Commuter light transport cancelled IFR flight plan then flew VFR in IMC making a downwind landing at bok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 171172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199102 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bqk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 171172 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain's log. First officer was working radios. 10 mi out, captain requested I ask for a visibility as airport was in sight, visibility was given by ATC. Over the airport captain requested I cancel IFR. I did as requested. We were a little high over the airport and clouds were over the approach end. I stated this to the captain and asked that we stay out of IFR conditions. He did not! He continued right into the clouds, on downwind and with little ground contact turned base. I requested we break off the approach. He did not. As we came out of the clouds he had had run through final and was very high. He turned back at a very steep angle and continued. I requested we break off as we were high and very fast. He did not. We landed approximately halfway down the runway. We also landed with a 30 KT tailwind. If we had been VFR as we were supposed to be we could have seen a wind sock and noticed the wind had changed direction. This captain has shown poor judgement, and has difficulty with good decision making.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER LTT CANCELLED IFR FLT PLAN THEN FLEW VFR IN IMC MAKING A DOWNWIND LNDG AT BOK.
Narrative: CAPT'S LOG. F/O WAS WORKING RADIOS. 10 MI OUT, CAPT REQUESTED I ASK FOR A VIS AS ARPT WAS IN SIGHT, VIS WAS GIVEN BY ATC. OVER THE ARPT CAPT REQUESTED I CANCEL IFR. I DID AS REQUESTED. WE WERE A LITTLE HIGH OVER THE ARPT AND CLOUDS WERE OVER THE APCH END. I STATED THIS TO THE CAPT AND ASKED THAT WE STAY OUT OF IFR CONDITIONS. HE DID NOT! HE CONTINUED RIGHT INTO THE CLOUDS, ON DOWNWIND AND WITH LITTLE GND CONTACT TURNED BASE. I REQUESTED WE BREAK OFF THE APCH. HE DID NOT. AS WE CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS HE HAD HAD RUN THROUGH FINAL AND WAS VERY HIGH. HE TURNED BACK AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE AND CONTINUED. I REQUESTED WE BREAK OFF AS WE WERE HIGH AND VERY FAST. HE DID NOT. WE LANDED APPROX HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY. WE ALSO LANDED WITH A 30 KT TAILWIND. IF WE HAD BEEN VFR AS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WE COULD HAVE SEEN A WIND SOCK AND NOTICED THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION. THIS CAPT HAS SHOWN POOR JUDGEMENT, AND HAS DIFFICULTY WITH GOOD DECISION MAKING.
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.