Narrative:

The ceilings were low in dca and the ATIS reported they were using the lda to runway 19. Approach assigned the rosslyn lda with GS to runway 19. We were vectored to intercept and cleared the approach. The vectors captured the localizer; but we never captured the GS. When I initially briefed the approach; I first briefed the canpa descent to runway 19; then rebriefed with the GS. Since I had briefed the canpa and the GS never captured; I initiated the descent with the descent rate we had previously calculated. When I broke out of the clouds and got visual reference with the runway; I didn't like the position we were in and initiated a missed approach. I commanded the first officer to declare the missed with tower; which he did. Then I said 'flaps 8; set thrust.' he set the flaps to 8 degrees and never set the thrust. Tower instructed us to intercept the 185 degree radial. I asked the first officer to set my course and at this point he became fixated and I was single pilot executing the missed out of dca. He never set my thrust and I had to set it. I called for gear up and he was so fixated on setting the courses that he didn't respond. I asked again and had to put the gear up myself. He was still fixated on the course when I asked for flaps up; climb checks. I had to put the flaps up; put on my own automation. First officer never did get my course set; or switch the localizer to the dca VOR. He never made his standard calls of 'positive rate or 1000 ft.' departure issued heading and altitude instructions. I asked 3 times for him to set the altitude alerter before he was able to accomplish that. When we were established on heading and altitude issued by departure; first officer states 'wow! That was my first missed approach.' dca is one of our most critical airports in our busy northeast system. I had zero assistance from my monitoring pilot throughout the entire approach; and missed approach. Fortunately; we didn't transgress the prohibited area or bust any altitudes. When I landed; I was concerned about what had just happened. I am concerned that this first officer didn't realize the seriousness of a missed approach. I am concerned that the first officer didn't take his job seriously and perform in a standard manner. He was lackadaisical; sloppy; and unfocused. He was not performing to the standards demanded of an airline pilot flying passenger. I don't know if it was due the fact he was fatigued and didn't present himself adequately rested; or that it his typical performance. I am frustrated that we are hiring such extremely low time pilots; who are inexperienced flying in busy airspace; airline operations; and flying a swept wing; high performance jet. How can we safely put these inexperienced pilots as first officer's into these situations. I am not a check airman; nor type rated single pilot. I am not trained to fly single pilot. Recommendations: I feel we need to go back to the no 'green on green' rule. As a high minimums captain; I feel assigning weak; low time first officer's with new capts is adding an unnecessary level of risk into the hectic environment we fly into.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO FAILS TO PERFORM PNF FUNCTIONS DURING GAR. REPORTER/CAPTAIN IS CONCERNED THAT INEXPERIENCED FIRST OFFICERS ARE FLYING REVENUE TRIPS WITH INSUFFICIENT TRAINING.

Narrative: THE CEILINGS WERE LOW IN DCA AND THE ATIS RPTED THEY WERE USING THE LDA TO RWY 19. APCH ASSIGNED THE ROSSLYN LDA WITH GS TO RWY 19. WE WERE VECTORED TO INTERCEPT AND CLRED THE APCH. THE VECTORS CAPTURED THE LOC; BUT WE NEVER CAPTURED THE GS. WHEN I INITIALLY BRIEFED THE APCH; I FIRST BRIEFED THE CANPA DSCNT TO RWY 19; THEN REBRIEFED WITH THE GS. SINCE I HAD BRIEFED THE CANPA AND THE GS NEVER CAPTURED; I INITIATED THE DSCNT WITH THE DSCNT RATE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY CALCULATED. WHEN I BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND GOT VISUAL REF WITH THE RWY; I DIDN'T LIKE THE POS WE WERE IN AND INITIATED A MISSED APCH. I COMMANDED THE FO TO DECLARE THE MISSED WITH TWR; WHICH HE DID. THEN I SAID 'FLAPS 8; SET THRUST.' HE SET THE FLAPS TO 8 DEGS AND NEVER SET THE THRUST. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO INTERCEPT THE 185 DEG RADIAL. I ASKED THE FO TO SET MY COURSE AND AT THIS POINT HE BECAME FIXATED AND I WAS SINGLE PLT EXECUTING THE MISSED OUT OF DCA. HE NEVER SET MY THRUST AND I HAD TO SET IT. I CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND HE WAS SO FIXATED ON SETTING THE COURSES THAT HE DIDN'T RESPOND. I ASKED AGAIN AND HAD TO PUT THE GEAR UP MYSELF. HE WAS STILL FIXATED ON THE COURSE WHEN I ASKED FOR FLAPS UP; CLB CHKS. I HAD TO PUT THE FLAPS UP; PUT ON MY OWN AUTOMATION. FO NEVER DID GET MY COURSE SET; OR SWITCH THE LOC TO THE DCA VOR. HE NEVER MADE HIS STANDARD CALLS OF 'POSITIVE RATE OR 1000 FT.' DEP ISSUED HDG AND ALT INSTRUCTIONS. I ASKED 3 TIMES FOR HIM TO SET THE ALT ALERTER BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. WHEN WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON HDG AND ALT ISSUED BY DEP; FO STATES 'WOW! THAT WAS MY FIRST MISSED APCH.' DCA IS ONE OF OUR MOST CRITICAL ARPTS IN OUR BUSY NE SYS. I HAD ZERO ASSISTANCE FROM MY MONITORING PLT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE APCH; AND MISSED APCH. FORTUNATELY; WE DIDN'T TRANSGRESS THE PROHIBITED AREA OR BUST ANY ALTS. WHEN I LANDED; I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS FO DIDN'T REALIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF A MISSED APCH. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FO DIDN'T TAKE HIS JOB SERIOUSLY AND PERFORM IN A STANDARD MANNER. HE WAS LACKADAISICAL; SLOPPY; AND UNFOCUSED. HE WAS NOT PERFORMING TO THE STANDARDS DEMANDED OF AN AIRLINE PLT FLYING PAX. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DUE THE FACT HE WAS FATIGUED AND DIDN'T PRESENT HIMSELF ADEQUATELY RESTED; OR THAT IT HIS TYPICAL PERFORMANCE. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT WE ARE HIRING SUCH EXTREMELY LOW TIME PLTS; WHO ARE INEXPERIENCED FLYING IN BUSY AIRSPACE; AIRLINE OPS; AND FLYING A SWEPT WING; HIGH PERFORMANCE JET. HOW CAN WE SAFELY PUT THESE INEXPERIENCED PLTS AS FO'S INTO THESE SITUATIONS. I AM NOT A CHK AIRMAN; NOR TYPE RATED SINGLE PLT. I AM NOT TRAINED TO FLY SINGLE PLT. RECOMMENDATIONS: I FEEL WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE NO 'GREEN ON GREEN' RULE. AS A HIGH MINIMUMS CAPT; I FEEL ASSIGNING WEAK; LOW TIME FO'S WITH NEW CAPTS IS ADDING AN UNNECESSARY LEVEL OF RISK INTO THE HECTIC ENVIRONMENT WE FLY INTO.

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.