Captain of an medium large transport descended below decision ht before the 'field was in sight!'

Attributes
ACN	299516
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 695 agl bound upper : 760
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	299516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the dfw converging ILS runway 13R approach. Upon reaching decision ht, first officer call 'decision ht field not insight,' with no response from the captain. First officer again called 'decision ht, field not insight' upon which time the runway came into sight and a safe landing was assured. WX was called 900 ft overcast. Decision ht 760 ft. Resulting approach 75 ft below decision ht first officer was going to call 'go around' and initiate the go around when suddenly the field came into sight. Once at the gate, first officer confronted captain. Captain said he thought first officer said 'decision ht field in sight.' company has not implemented their cockpit resource management program. 'Very near future.' first officer had a plan for decision ht calls, however, they were with low decision ht in mind. First officer did not react in the timely manner he had planned due to the higher decision ht. First officer will now react to all decision ht and missed approach calls the same until company policy states otherwise. First officer will now call 'decision ht field not in sight!' if no response or actions are observed. A second call will immediately follow with first officer initiating the go around if the captain doesn't respond immediately to the second call at 'decision ht field not in sight, go around.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG DSNDED BELOW DECISION HT BEFORE THE 'FIELD WAS IN SIGHT!'

Narrative: ON THE DFW CONVERGING ILS RWY 13R APCH. UPON REACHING DECISION HT, FO CALL 'DECISION HT FIELD NOT INSIGHT,' WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAPT. FO AGAIN CALLED 'DECISION HT, FIELD NOT INSIGHT' UPON WHICH TIME THE RWY CAME INTO SIGHT AND A SAFE LNDG WAS ASSURED. WX WAS CALLED 900 FT OVCST. DECISION HT 760 FT. RESULTING APCH 75 FT BELOW DECISION HT FO WAS GOING TO CALL 'GAR' AND INITIATE THE GAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE FIELD CAME INTO SIGHT. ONCE AT THE GATE, FO CONFRONTED CAPT. CAPT SAID HE THOUGHT FO SAID 'DECISION HT FIELD IN SIGHT.' COMPANY HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED THEIR COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT PROGRAM. 'VERY NEAR FUTURE.' FO HAD A PLAN FOR DECISION HT CALLS, HOWEVER, THEY WERE WITH LOW DECISION HT IN MIND. FO DID NOT REACT IN THE TIMELY MANNER HE HAD PLANNED DUE TO THE HIGHER DECISION HT. FO WILL NOW REACT TO ALL DECISION HT AND MISSED APCH CALLS THE SAME UNTIL COMPANY POLICY STATES OTHERWISE. FO WILL NOW CALL 'DECISION HT FIELD NOT IN SIGHT!' IF NO RESPONSE OR ACTIONS ARE OBSERVED. A SECOND CALL WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW WITH FO INITIATING THE GAR IF THE CAPT DOESN'T RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE SECOND CALL AT 'DECISION HT FIELD NOT IN SIGHT, GAR.'

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.