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Air carrier large transport track heading deviation. PIC blames poor cockpit coordination for problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 174777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ldn |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 174777 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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 |
Narrative:
I had asked first officer to make sure we didn't miss intersection where we were cleared to turn southwest onto a new arwy. First officer substandard performance. I looked across the INS panel and the first officer's VOR needle had gone through the point needed for making the turn. I made a somewhat steeper turn to try and stay within the 4 mi limits of the arwy. First officer was not helping with the flight operation at this time because due to WX at mem I told the first officer he couldn't make the landing at mem. He got mad and I believe lost control of his thinking. (He said, when I told him he couldn't takeoff or land, 'I am pissed off and tired of this shit,' and slammed his book down. He (first officer) later made 2 more very noticeable mistakes, which I noticed in time. Landing at mem, WX was heavy rain, 800' ceiling, wet runway, and low level wind shear alert. Note: I asked the company for a new first officer at mem. Company removed us and gave me 2 days off. Company said should have not stopped, but just kept going. Next stop was msy overnight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT TRACK HEADING DEVIATION. PIC BLAMES POOR COCKPIT COORD FOR PROBLEM.
Narrative: I HAD ASKED F/O TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS INTXN WHERE WE WERE CLRED TO TURN SW ONTO A NEW ARWY. F/O SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE. I LOOKED ACROSS THE INS PANEL AND THE F/O'S VOR NEEDLE HAD GONE THROUGH THE POINT NEEDED FOR MAKING THE TURN. I MADE A SOMEWHAT STEEPER TURN TO TRY AND STAY WITHIN THE 4 MI LIMITS OF THE ARWY. F/O WAS NOT HELPING WITH THE FLT OPERATION AT THIS TIME BECAUSE DUE TO WX AT MEM I TOLD THE F/O HE COULDN'T MAKE THE LNDG AT MEM. HE GOT MAD AND I BELIEVE LOST CTL OF HIS THINKING. (HE SAID, WHEN I TOLD HIM HE COULDN'T TKOF OR LAND, 'I AM PISSED OFF AND TIRED OF THIS SHIT,' AND SLAMMED HIS BOOK DOWN. HE (F/O) LATER MADE 2 MORE VERY NOTICEABLE MISTAKES, WHICH I NOTICED IN TIME. LNDG AT MEM, WX WAS HEAVY RAIN, 800' CEILING, WET RWY, AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ALERT. NOTE: I ASKED THE COMPANY FOR A NEW F/O AT MEM. COMPANY REMOVED US AND GAVE ME 2 DAYS OFF. COMPANY SAID SHOULD HAVE NOT STOPPED, BUT JUST KEPT GOING. NEXT STOP WAS MSY OVERNIGHT.
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.