Narrative:

On apr/sun/93 I was flying an small transport on a scheduled flight from sju to virgin gorda, bvi. On short final at approximately 50-100 ft, captain (who was flying the aircraft) declared to me that we had an emergency in the left engine, and was going around. On the go around we determined that the beta backup system had failed. The corrective action is to pull the circuit breaker, then normal operations should resume. Unknown to me, the captain pulled the wrong circuit breaker. Thinking the proper circuit breaker had been pulled and normal operation not resuming, I suggested an engine shutdown. After the shutdown the captain realized he had pulled the wrong circuit breaker. He fixed the circuit breaker problem and performed an air start of the #1 engine and landed at kvij without incident. After the flight, it was agreed upon that the captain would submit a report detailing the incident. I, the first officer, would not submit a report unless it was requested. On may/xx/93 I was contacted by our chief pilot and questioned about the incident. Apparently captain did not turn in a report, and the chief pilot had heard about the incident through the rumor mill. I explained what had been agreed upon between the captain and myself, then proceeded to turn in my own report. There is a question of the captain's competency. He did not adhere to procedures throughout the entire emergency, then he tried to blame his own incompetencies on me. It was not my intention to deceive the company or the FAA, and it is my understanding that it is the PIC's responsibility to report these things.

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Title: FLC OF AN ACR SMT ACFT FAILED TO PROPERLY RPT AN ENG SHUTDOWN INFLT AS REQUIRED. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: ON APR/SUN/93 I WAS FLYING AN SMT ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM SJU TO VIRGIN GORDA, BVI. ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROX 50-100 FT, CAPT (WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT) DECLARED TO ME THAT WE HAD AN EMER IN THE L ENG, AND WAS GOING AROUND. ON THE GAR WE DETERMINED THAT THE BETA BACKUP SYS HAD FAILED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO PULL THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, THEN NORMAL OPS SHOULD RESUME. UNKNOWN TO ME, THE CAPT PULLED THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKER. THINKING THE PROPER CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED AND NORMAL OP NOT RESUMING, I SUGGESTED AN ENG SHUTDOWN. AFTER THE SHUTDOWN THE CAPT REALIZED HE HAD PULLED THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKER. HE FIXED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PROB AND PERFORMED AN AIR START OF THE #1 ENG AND LANDED AT KVIJ WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE FLT, IT WAS AGREED UPON THAT THE CAPT WOULD SUBMIT A RPT DETAILING THE INCIDENT. I, THE FO, WOULD NOT SUBMIT A RPT UNLESS IT WAS REQUESTED. ON MAY/XX/93 I WAS CONTACTED BY OUR CHIEF PLT AND QUESTIONED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. APPARENTLY CAPT DID NOT TURN IN A RPT, AND THE CHIEF PLT HAD HEARD ABOUT THE INCIDENT THROUGH THE RUMOR MILL. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD BEEN AGREED UPON BTWN THE CAPT AND MYSELF, THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN IN MY OWN RPT. THERE IS A QUESTION OF THE CAPT'S COMPETENCY. HE DID NOT ADHERE TO PROCS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EMER, THEN HE TRIED TO BLAME HIS OWN INCOMPETENCIES ON ME. IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO DECEIVE THE COMPANY OR THE FAA, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS THE PIC'S RESPONSIBILITY TO RPT THESE THINGS.

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.