GLF4 flight crew fails multiple opportunities to exercise CRM.

Attributes
ACN	703409
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Turbulence
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	703409
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a deadhead flight from ZZZ1-ZZZ. Line of level 4+5+6 thunderstorms in the area. ATC gave us a reroute. Many thunderstorms in the area. About 10 mins out from the airport we lost the #1 generator. I started the APU so we could get the backup generator. The captain was upset with me starting the APU without his permission (I have 10 yrs in the G4; he has 1 yr). From the point of 20 mins out from the airport the captain was in a very upset mood. He was yelling at everything I did. I asked if he would like the GPS approach to ZZZ about 15 mins out. The only approach to rwyxx. About 8 mins out the captain asked for GPS approach to runway xx. The captain likes to be in charge. I can't suggest an approach. We were now with approach control. We were getting vectors to the GPS runway xx. No delays at all. At about 5 mins out in total IMC conditions the captain got on the radio and canceled IFR. We got out of the clouds in about 30 seconds after that. It was clear on our left and IMC on our right. The captain clung to the clouds on our right. When I looked down at the FMS our GPS runway xx approach was gone. Only the airport fix was there. I put in the runway xx again. This made the captain very mad and he took it out. We were landing runway xx. At runway yy moving east was a level 5+6 thunderstorm. The intense rain was already over the far end of the runway. When the captain turned for the runway we were to the northeast of the airport; not east. He always likes to overfly his house north of the airport. So I think he dropped the GPS runway xx because he wanted to fly over his home in a line of level 5+6 thunderstorms. The line of WX was too bad for the turn to the north (his home). After landing at midpoint on runway xx we hit the rain from the thunderstorm. We had lost almost all visibility. Good thing we were already on the runway. Also the man at ZZZ radio said he had special taxi instructions because of a weekend special event. I started to call ZZZ radio; the captain started yelling 'I forbid you to talk on the radio.' the next day I called our chief pilot. He told me to put it all in an e-mail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLF4 FLT CREW FAILS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXERCISE CRM.

Narrative: ON A DEADHEAD FLT FROM ZZZ1-ZZZ. LINE OF LEVEL 4+5+6 TSTMS IN THE AREA. ATC GAVE US A REROUTE. MANY TSTMS IN THE AREA. ABOUT 10 MINS OUT FROM THE ARPT WE LOST THE #1 GENERATOR. I STARTED THE APU SO WE COULD GET THE BACKUP GENERATOR. THE CAPT WAS UPSET WITH ME STARTING THE APU WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION (I HAVE 10 YRS IN THE G4; HE HAS 1 YR). FROM THE POINT OF 20 MINS OUT FROM THE ARPT THE CAPT WAS IN A VERY UPSET MOOD. HE WAS YELLING AT EVERYTHING I DID. I ASKED IF HE WOULD LIKE THE GPS APCH TO ZZZ ABOUT 15 MINS OUT. THE ONLY APCH TO RWYXX. ABOUT 8 MINS OUT THE CAPT ASKED FOR GPS APCH TO RWY XX. THE CAPT LIKES TO BE IN CHARGE. I CAN'T SUGGEST AN APCH. WE WERE NOW WITH APCH CTL. WE WERE GETTING VECTORS TO THE GPS RWY XX. NO DELAYS AT ALL. AT ABOUT 5 MINS OUT IN TOTAL IMC CONDITIONS THE CAPT GOT ON THE RADIO AND CANCELED IFR. WE GOT OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THAT. IT WAS CLR ON OUR L AND IMC ON OUR R. THE CAPT CLUNG TO THE CLOUDS ON OUR R. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT THE FMS OUR GPS RWY XX APCH WAS GONE. ONLY THE ARPT FIX WAS THERE. I PUT IN THE RWY XX AGAIN. THIS MADE THE CAPT VERY MAD AND HE TOOK IT OUT. WE WERE LNDG RWY XX. AT RWY YY MOVING E WAS A LEVEL 5+6 TSTM. THE INTENSE RAIN WAS ALREADY OVER THE FAR END OF THE RWY. WHEN THE CAPT TURNED FOR THE RWY WE WERE TO THE NE OF THE ARPT; NOT E. HE ALWAYS LIKES TO OVERFLY HIS HOUSE N OF THE ARPT. SO I THINK HE DROPPED THE GPS RWY XX BECAUSE HE WANTED TO FLY OVER HIS HOME IN A LINE OF LEVEL 5+6 TSTMS. THE LINE OF WX WAS TOO BAD FOR THE TURN TO THE N (HIS HOME). AFTER LNDG AT MIDPOINT ON RWY XX WE HIT THE RAIN FROM THE TSTM. WE HAD LOST ALMOST ALL VISIBILITY. GOOD THING WE WERE ALREADY ON THE RWY. ALSO THE MAN AT ZZZ RADIO SAID HE HAD SPECIAL TAXI INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF A WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENT. I STARTED TO CALL ZZZ RADIO; THE CAPT STARTED YELLING 'I FORBID YOU TO TALK ON THE RADIO.' THE NEXT DAY I CALLED OUR CHIEF PLT. HE TOLD ME TO PUT IT ALL IN AN E-MAIL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.