B757 first officer coaches captain to comply with ATC visual approach clearance, to hold altitude until base leg, but captain begins descent anyway. First officer finally gets captain to level off on base leg.

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Attributes
ACN	515420
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	515420
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VMC, airport in sight, told 'cleared for the visual to runway 2, maintain 3000 ft until turning base.' PF (captain) called for the runway centerline to be extended. I did this, but when I looked up, he was already down to 2700 ft and still descending. I repeated the clearance to him and he leveled off, but would not return to the assigned altitude. A min or two later, we turned base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FO COACHES CAPT TO COMPLY WITH ATC VISUAL APCH CLRNC, TO HOLD ALT UNTIL BASE LEG, BUT CAPT BEGINS DSCNT ANYWAY. FO FINALLY GETS CAPT TO LEVEL OFF ON BASE LEG.

Narrative: VMC, ARPT IN SIGHT, TOLD 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 2, MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL TURNING BASE.' PF (CAPT) CALLED FOR THE RWY CTRLINE TO BE EXTENDED. I DID THIS, BUT WHEN I LOOKED UP, HE WAS ALREADY DOWN TO 2700 FT AND STILL DSNDING. I REPEATED THE CLRNC TO HIM AND HE LEVELED OFF, BUT WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ASSIGNED ALT. A MIN OR TWO LATER, WE TURNED BASE.

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.