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CRJ900 captain reported his first officer; who was the flying pilot; became incapacitated on approach to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1391040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 8700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
We were on the approach; waiting to capture the glide slope. Flaps were 8 degrees and I believe we were assigned 190 knots. It was the first officer's leg. The first officer straightened up in his seat and leaned to his right and made a grunting sound. I asked if he had dropped something. He didn't respond. He then started shaking so I reached over; grabbed his shoulder and moved him toward me so I could check on him. Saliva was coming from his mouth and his body was tightened up. I tried to move his seat back away from the controls but was unsuccessful. I called the flight attendant on the intercom and told her I needed her up front immediately. I switched to tower frequency; [advised them]; and requested a medical team upon touching down. The flight attendant took care of the first officer while I continued the approach; lowered gear; extended flaps; and landed the aircraft. We pulled into the run-up area to wait to the emergency crews and at this time the first officer started to come around. He was alert and confused as the emergency crews arrived. I talked to the emergency crew over the tower frequency and told them that the first officer was responsive and alert; they advised I taxi to the gate and they would take over there. We taxied to [the gate] where the emts came on and took him to the hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ900 Captain reported his First Officer; who was the flying pilot; became incapacitated on approach to landing.
Narrative: We were on the approach; waiting to capture the glide slope. Flaps were 8 degrees and I believe we were assigned 190 knots. It was the First Officer's leg. The First Officer straightened up in his seat and leaned to his right and made a grunting sound. I asked if he had dropped something. He didn't respond. He then started shaking so I reached over; grabbed his shoulder and moved him toward me so I could check on him. Saliva was coming from his mouth and his body was tightened up. I tried to move his seat back away from the controls but was unsuccessful. I called the Flight Attendant on the intercom and told her I needed her up front immediately. I switched to Tower frequency; [advised them]; and requested a medical team upon touching down. The Flight Attendant took care of the First Officer while I continued the approach; lowered gear; extended flaps; and landed the aircraft. We pulled into the run-up area to wait to the emergency crews and at this time the First Officer started to come around. He was alert and confused as the emergency crews arrived. I talked to the emergency crew over the Tower frequency and told them that the First Officer was responsive and alert; they advised I taxi to the gate and they would take over there. We taxied to [the gate] where the EMTs came on and took him to the hospital.
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.