Flight crew of medium large transport missed 3 apches to pns with ceiling of 400', allegedly because...

Attributes
ACN	133577
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pns artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6400
ASRS Report	133577
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Crew had flown 9 hours 5 min with 12 hour 30 min on duty day prior. On this day crew was on 4TH leg with 6 hour flight time. 3 missed apches were made after radar apches to pns. Crew had 4 hours sleep night prior because of athletic team partying in hotel. Believe we were fatigued and this resulted in the inability to land from the apches. Believe a landing incident or accident could easily have resulted. #1: we should have requested release from duty rather than continue to fly. #2: new flight/time duty/times are marginal from safety standpoint.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG MISSED 3 APCHES TO PNS WITH CEILING OF 400', ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE OF FATIGUE.

Narrative: CREW HAD FLOWN 9 HRS 5 MIN WITH 12 HR 30 MIN ON DUTY DAY PRIOR. ON THIS DAY CREW WAS ON 4TH LEG WITH 6 HR FLT TIME. 3 MISSED APCHES WERE MADE AFTER RADAR APCHES TO PNS. CREW HAD 4 HRS SLEEP NIGHT PRIOR BECAUSE OF ATHLETIC TEAM PARTYING IN HOTEL. BELIEVE WE WERE FATIGUED AND THIS RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO LAND FROM THE APCHES. BELIEVE A LNDG INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED. #1: WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED RELEASE FROM DUTY RATHER THAN CONTINUE TO FLY. #2: NEW FLT/TIME DUTY/TIMES ARE MARGINAL FROM SAFETY STANDPOINT.

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.

Flight crew of medium large transport missed 3 apches to pns with ceiling of 400', allegedly because of fatigue.