DC8 captain becomes incapacitated after landing at ind.

Attributes
ACN	430799
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	430799
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On landing rollout at ind on runway 32, the captain took control of the aircraft at approximately 80 KTS. He stowed the reversers and I heard him say something to the effect of 'mine,' or 'my aircraft.' the tower told us to turn left at the end and contact ground. The aircraft had slowed to a fast taxi speed with about 1000 ft left to the turnoff. I proceeded to monitor the hydraulics and brake pressure. We had started to turn left off the runway centerline. I was monitoring the pressures and felt the aircraft yaw back to the right. I glanced forward and noticed that we were straightening out and heading into the runway stopway. I yelled 'captain,' or something of the effect. We then proceeded off the stopway and into the clearway mud. The aircraft stopped. The captain had a very dazed look and was leaning/hunched over to the steering tiller side of the aircraft. He was sweating and acting in slow motion. He then pulled the reversers. At that time I knew something was very wrong. I stowed the reversers. The first officer contacted tower and told them we went off the end. I attempted to talk to the captain but he was unresponsive. I assumed he had a stroke or some type of a seizure. I told the first officer to contact tower and let them know we needed an ambulance. We waited for crash fire rescue equipment and began securing the aircraft and contacting the company. At no time or point in the landing rollout was any difficulty, medical problem, physical signs or irregularity noted. There were no signs of distress, pain, discomfort, or noise, ie, screaming in pain. Everything happened in the split second of turning off the runway versus going off the end. The first officer and my reactions were instantaneous but that was not fast enough. We have been informed that there was no damage to the aircraft, it had been released by the NTSB and the FAA. It also has been recovered from the scene and returned to revenue service. The unfortunate by-product is that our captain will never be returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CAPT BECOMES INCAPACITATED AFTER LNDG AT IND.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT IND ON RWY 32, THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AT APPROX 80 KTS. HE STOWED THE REVERSERS AND I HEARD HIM SAY SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'MINE,' OR 'MY ACFT.' THE TWR TOLD US TO TURN L AT THE END AND CONTACT GND. THE ACFT HAD SLOWED TO A FAST TAXI SPD WITH ABOUT 1000 FT LEFT TO THE TURNOFF. I PROCEEDED TO MONITOR THE HYDS AND BRAKE PRESSURE. WE HAD STARTED TO TURN L OFF THE RWY CTRLINE. I WAS MONITORING THE PRESSURES AND FELT THE ACFT YAW BACK TO THE R. I GLANCED FORWARD AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE STRAIGHTENING OUT AND HDG INTO THE RWY STOPWAY. I YELLED 'CAPT,' OR SOMETHING OF THE EFFECT. WE THEN PROCEEDED OFF THE STOPWAY AND INTO THE CLEARWAY MUD. THE ACFT STOPPED. THE CAPT HAD A VERY DAZED LOOK AND WAS LEANING/HUNCHED OVER TO THE STEERING TILLER SIDE OF THE ACFT. HE WAS SWEATING AND ACTING IN SLOW MOTION. HE THEN PULLED THE REVERSERS. AT THAT TIME I KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. I STOWED THE REVERSERS. THE FO CONTACTED TWR AND TOLD THEM WE WENT OFF THE END. I ATTEMPTED TO TALK TO THE CAPT BUT HE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I ASSUMED HE HAD A STROKE OR SOME TYPE OF A SEIZURE. I TOLD THE FO TO CONTACT TWR AND LET THEM KNOW WE NEEDED AN AMBULANCE. WE WAITED FOR CFR AND BEGAN SECURING THE ACFT AND CONTACTING THE COMPANY. AT NO TIME OR POINT IN THE LNDG ROLLOUT WAS ANY DIFFICULTY, MEDICAL PROB, PHYSICAL SIGNS OR IRREGULARITY NOTED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DISTRESS, PAIN, DISCOMFORT, OR NOISE, IE, SCREAMING IN PAIN. EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN THE SPLIT SECOND OF TURNING OFF THE RWY VERSUS GOING OFF THE END. THE FO AND MY REACTIONS WERE INSTANTANEOUS BUT THAT WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, IT HAD BEEN RELEASED BY THE NTSB AND THE FAA. IT ALSO HAS BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE AND RETURNED TO REVENUE SVC. THE UNFORTUNATE BY-PRODUCT IS THAT OUR CAPT WILL NEVER BE RETURNED TO SVC.

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.