<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1273703, June 2015

The captain landed with a sick passenger in the lavatory; deciding that it was the safest course of action.

Attributes
ACN	1273703
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach Initial Approach Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

On short final; inside the final approach fix; I was notified that a passenger ran into the first class lavatory and was possibly sick and wouldn't come out. After a quick discussion with my first officer I felt it would be safer to continue the approach and land. I exercised captain's emergency authority because I felt to go around with all of the early morning traffic posed a greater threat to the flight than to land. Also if the passenger was sick and needed medical attention being on the ground would be best. We landed softly and taxied to the gate without incident. She eventually came out of the restroom and didn't want any medical assistance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The Captain landed with a sick passenger in the lavatory; deciding that it was the safest course of action.

Narrative: On short final; inside the final approach fix; I was notified that a passenger ran into the first class lavatory and was possibly sick and wouldn't come out. After a quick discussion with my First Officer I felt it would be safer to continue the approach and land. I exercised Captain's emergency authority because I felt to go around with all of the early morning traffic posed a greater threat to the flight than to land. Also if the passenger was sick and needed medical attention being on the ground would be best. We landed softly and taxied to the gate without incident. She eventually came out of the restroom and didn't want any medical assistance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.