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Attributes | |
ACN | 211568 |
Time | |
Date | 199205 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 560 |
ASRS Report | 211568 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A normal scheduled flight began sunday afternoon. However, there were no passenger on our flight. This was very unusual for our specific flight. My captain was the PF for this leg. Our taxi to runway 1L at sfo was uneventful and routine. I had flown with this captain for the whole month and never once suspected he might try anything unsafe. We were cleared for takeoff with a runway heading clearance. I called the necessary callouts, V1, rotate.... My captain leveled the airplane about 5-10 ft off the runway and called for gear up, flaps up. I hesitated and told him this was not a good idea and an unsafe maneuver. At that time, he brought the gear up himself, and I reluctantly brought flaps up as we accelerated rapidly down the runway. Then, at approximately 180-190 KTS, he pulled back the yoke and pitched the nose up 20 degrees or more. An uneventful climb and cruise followed our (or his, in this case) maneuver. It made me extremely mad that he did not discuss the maneuver with me prior to departure, and did not make any effort to listen to me when I told him 'it was not a good idea, and that I did not like it.' this is a classic example of an ignorant captain having no respect for his first officer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AIR CARRIER LTT ACFT MADE AN EXHIBITION TKOF RESULTING IN THE FO CREW MEMBER OBJECTING TO THE CAPT FOR NOT COORDINATING WITH HIM PRIOR TO THE MANEUVER.
Narrative: A NORMAL SCHEDULED FLT BEGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO PAX ON OUR FLT. THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR OUR SPECIFIC FLT. MY CAPT WAS THE PF FOR THIS LEG. OUR TAXI TO RWY 1L AT SFO WAS UNEVENTFUL AND ROUTINE. I HAD FLOWN WITH THIS CAPT FOR THE WHOLE MONTH AND NEVER ONCE SUSPECTED HE MIGHT TRY ANYTHING UNSAFE. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WITH A RWY HDG CLRNC. I CALLED THE NECESSARY CALLOUTS, V1, ROTATE.... MY CAPT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 5-10 FT OFF THE RWY AND CALLED FOR GEAR UP, FLAPS UP. I HESITATED AND TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA AND AN UNSAFE MANEUVER. AT THAT TIME, HE BROUGHT THE GEAR UP HIMSELF, AND I RELUCTANTLY BROUGHT FLAPS UP AS WE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY DOWN THE RWY. THEN, AT APPROX 180-190 KTS, HE PULLED BACK THE YOKE AND PITCHED THE NOSE UP 20 DEGS OR MORE. AN UNEVENTFUL CLB AND CRUISE FOLLOWED OUR (OR HIS, IN THIS CASE) MANEUVER. IT MADE ME EXTREMELY MAD THAT HE DID NOT DISCUSS THE MANEUVER WITH ME PRIOR TO DEP, AND DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO LISTEN TO ME WHEN I TOLD HIM 'IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA, AND THAT I DID NOT LIKE IT.' THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN IGNORANT CAPT HAVING NO RESPECT FOR HIS FO.
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.