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Attributes | |
ACN | 287262 |
Time | |
Date | 199410 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lex |
State Reference | KY |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : lex |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 100 |
ASRS Report | 287262 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : regained aircraft control |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain had been bragging about rolling every aircraft he had ever flown in. As lexington approach cleared us down from 11000-6000 ft captain initiated an aileron roll to the left without telling me what he was doing. Aircraft pitched upward and proceeded to roll left. The nose almost immediately pitched below the horizon and the airspeed increased rapidly. The overspd began chirping away as the captain lost control. The aircraft red lines at 263 KIAS, the physical limit on the indicator is 320 KIAS. The needle was pegged at 320 degrees. We both reached for the speed brakes and I kept yelling to him to get the nose up as he rolled the wings level. Once control was restored he looked over at me and said, 'well, I guess that's the dumbest stunt I've ever pulled in an airplane.' I said I couldn't have agreed more. Needless to say this 'stunt' really scared the passenger and myself. I think partly what is to blame for this incident is that the captain is extremely young (25) and feels like he has to prove his 'superior' skill to anyone willing to watch. Also he has trouble figuring out when to joke around and when to be professional.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT WITHOUT WARNING TO FO DELIBERATELY AILERON ROLLED THE BUSINESS JET AND LOST CTL OF PITCH AND AIRSPD IN THE PROCESS.
Narrative: CAPT HAD BEEN BRAGGING ABOUT ROLLING EVERY ACFT HE HAD EVER FLOWN IN. AS LEXINGTON APCH CLRED US DOWN FROM 11000-6000 FT CAPT INITIATED AN AILERON ROLL TO THE L WITHOUT TELLING ME WHAT HE WAS DOING. ACFT PITCHED UPWARD AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL L. THE NOSE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY PITCHED BELOW THE HORIZON AND THE AIRSPD INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE OVERSPD BEGAN CHIRPING AWAY AS THE CAPT LOST CTL. THE ACFT RED LINES AT 263 KIAS, THE PHYSICAL LIMIT ON THE INDICATOR IS 320 KIAS. THE NEEDLE WAS PEGGED AT 320 DEGS. WE BOTH REACHED FOR THE SPD BRAKES AND I KEPT YELLING TO HIM TO GET THE NOSE UP AS HE ROLLED THE WINGS LEVEL. ONCE CTL WAS RESTORED HE LOOKED OVER AT ME AND SAID, 'WELL, I GUESS THAT'S THE DUMBEST STUNT I'VE EVER PULLED IN AN AIRPLANE.' I SAID I COULDN'T HAVE AGREED MORE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS 'STUNT' REALLY SCARED THE PAX AND MYSELF. I THINK PARTLY WHAT IS TO BLAME FOR THIS INCIDENT IS THAT THE CAPT IS EXTREMELY YOUNG (25) AND FEELS LIKE HE HAS TO PROVE HIS 'SUPERIOR' SKILL TO ANYONE WILLING TO WATCH. ALSO HE HAS TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHEN TO JOKE AROUND AND WHEN TO BE PROFESSIONAL.
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.