Complaint reference scheduling of low time in aircraft PIC and sic as causal factor of errors.

Attributes
ACN	249649
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt tower : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 7290 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	249649
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The continued scheduling of low time PIC and sic must stop! I am a transition captain in the mdt. I was extended to do an iad-mdt-sce-mdf-iad turn. My first officer was both new to the mdt and the company. He came from an small transport to an mdt. I was an light transport captain from the same company. The 4 legs were short and hurried. But for the most part uneventful. (I think.) that's the problem. I was so busy flying almost single pilot. Fly or watch like a hawk while the aircraft was being flown, navigation, communication, etc. I can hardly remember any particulars of the flight, except I was too darned busy for a pilot new to the airplane. There is only so much a human being can absorb and putting a new captain and new first officer together push all ability to operate safely to the limit. I do know of one time during the flight where we strayed off course due to confusion over which VOR we were cleared to. Again, this was due to lack of experience with aircraft by both crew members and poor coordination between crew members.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLAINT REF SCHEDULING OF LOW TIME IN ACFT PIC AND SIC AS CAUSAL FACTOR OF ERRORS.

Narrative: THE CONTINUED SCHEDULING OF LOW TIME PIC AND SIC MUST STOP! I AM A TRANSITION CAPT IN THE MDT. I WAS EXTENDED TO DO AN IAD-MDT-SCE-MDF-IAD TURN. MY FO WAS BOTH NEW TO THE MDT AND THE COMPANY. HE CAME FROM AN SMT TO AN MDT. I WAS AN LTT CAPT FROM THE SAME COMPANY. THE 4 LEGS WERE SHORT AND HURRIED. BUT FOR THE MOST PART UNEVENTFUL. (I THINK.) THAT'S THE PROB. I WAS SO BUSY FLYING ALMOST SINGLE PLT. FLY OR WATCH LIKE A HAWK WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN, NAV, COM, ETC. I CAN HARDLY REMEMBER ANY PARTICULARS OF THE FLT, EXCEPT I WAS TOO DARNED BUSY FOR A PLT NEW TO THE AIRPLANE. THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH A HUMAN BEING CAN ABSORB AND PUTTING A NEW CAPT AND NEW FO TOGETHER PUSH ALL ABILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY TO THE LIMIT. I DO KNOW OF ONE TIME DURING THE FLT WHERE WE STRAYED OFF COURSE DUE TO CONFUSION OVER WHICH VOR WE WERE CLRED TO. AGAIN, THIS WAS DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH ACFT BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS AND POOR COORD BTWN CREW MEMBERS.

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.