Beech jet 400A aircraft on visual approach to dca track deviation into prohibited area. Tower controller alerted flight crew to return to river visual. Reporter first officer indicates CRM problem.

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Attributes
ACN	369100
Time
Date	199705
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca tower : myr
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	369100
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to landing at washington national airport, we were conducting the river visual runway 18 approach. Following the potomac sbound to the airport near the roosevelt bridge the captain, who was flying, made a slow left turn off the approach course and penetrated prohibited airspace (P-56). National tower called us and told us to 'move back over the river.' my particular captain doesn't want any input or feedback from his coplts and I was reluctant to say anything for fear of my job. (Typical gear up, flaps up and shut up, etc.) it seems to me that there needs to be a greater awareness of (CRM) among the corporate ranks. Maybe its just our flight department, 'I don't know.' I hope this report serves to help the ASRS somehow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH JET 400A ACFT ON VISUAL APCH TO DCA TRACK DEV INTO PROHIBITED AREA. TWR CTLR ALERTED FLC TO RETURN TO RIVER VISUAL. RPTR FO INDICATES CRM PROB.

Narrative: ON APCH TO LNDG AT WASHINGTON NATL ARPT, WE WERE CONDUCTING THE RIVER VISUAL RWY 18 APCH. FOLLOWING THE POTOMAC SBOUND TO THE ARPT NEAR THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE THE CAPT, WHO WAS FLYING, MADE A SLOW L TURN OFF THE APCH COURSE AND PENETRATED PROHIBITED AIRSPACE (P-56). NATIONAL TWR CALLED US AND TOLD US TO 'MOVE BACK OVER THE RIVER.' MY PARTICULAR CAPT DOESN'T WANT ANY INPUT OR FEEDBACK FROM HIS COPLTS AND I WAS RELUCTANT TO SAY ANYTHING FOR FEAR OF MY JOB. (TYPICAL GEAR UP, FLAPS UP AND SHUT UP, ETC.) IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A GREATER AWARENESS OF (CRM) AMONG THE CORPORATE RANKS. MAYBE ITS JUST OUR FLT DEPT, 'I DON'T KNOW.' I HOPE THIS RPT SERVES TO HELP THE ASRS SOMEHOW.

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.