Passenger on air carrier flight to lbf concerned about flight crew encounter of WX at destination. R...

Attributes
ACN	405581
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbf
State Reference	NE
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	405581
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I recently flew on air carrier X on business round trip from north platte, northeast, to washington dc. All portions of the flight were fine with the exception of the route from denver's international airport to north platte, northeast. On saturday, I believe that the pilots of air carrier X (denver to north platte) were grossly negligent and unduly risked the lives of each and every passenger aboard the flight. The attached documents will give clear evidence that the pilot(south) knowingly flew the beechcraft 1900 twin-engine aircraft into a potentially deadly WX situation without regards to the safety of the passenger aboard. These documents will show that the WX situation in and near the flight path of air carrier X was extremely dangerous, and that the pilots had ample time to study the data and make well- informed decisions. These conditions were forecast well in advance of the flight. Unfortunately for myself and the other passenger aboard the flight, the pilots made a very poor decision that nearly cost us our lives. This degree of negligence for passenger safety should not be tolerated within any airlines operating within the united states. Working in by business, I have witnessed many sits in which warnings were not heeded, with tragic results.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON ACR FLT TO LBF CONCERNED ABOUT FLC ENCOUNTER OF WX AT DEST. RPTR BELIEVES LIFE WAS ENDANGERED AND CHALLENGES FLC COMPETENCE TO RECOGNIZE BAD WX CONDITIONS. FLT EVENTUALLY RETURNS TO POINT OF DEP DUE TO INFLT WX.

Narrative: I RECENTLY FLEW ON ACR X ON BUSINESS ROUND TRIP FROM NORTH PLATTE, NE, TO WASHINGTON DC. ALL PORTIONS OF THE FLT WERE FINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RTE FROM DENVER'S INTL ARPT TO NORTH PLATTE, NE. ON SATURDAY, I BELIEVE THAT THE PLTS OF ACR X (DENVER TO NORTH PLATTE) WERE GROSSLY NEGLIGENT AND UNDULY RISKED THE LIVES OF EACH AND EVERY PAX ABOARD THE FLT. THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WILL GIVE CLR EVIDENCE THAT THE PLT(S) KNOWINGLY FLEW THE BEECHCRAFT 1900 TWIN-ENG ACFT INTO A POTENTIALLY DEADLY WX SIT WITHOUT REGARDS TO THE SAFETY OF THE PAX ABOARD. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL SHOW THAT THE WX SIT IN AND NEAR THE FLT PATH OF ACR X WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND THAT THE PLTS HAD AMPLE TIME TO STUDY THE DATA AND MAKE WELL- INFORMED DECISIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE FLT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER PAX ABOARD THE FLT, THE PLTS MADE A VERY POOR DECISION THAT NEARLY COST US OUR LIVES. THIS DEG OF NEGLIGENCE FOR PAX SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED WITHIN ANY AIRLINES OPERATING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. WORKING IN BY BUSINESS, I HAVE WITNESSED MANY SITS IN WHICH WARNINGS WERE NOT HEEDED, WITH TRAGIC RESULTS.

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.

Passenger on air carrier flight to lbf concerned about flight crew encounter of WX at destination. Reporter believes life was endangered and challenges flight crew competence to recognize bad WX conditions. Flight eventually returns to point of departure due to in-flight WX.