Commuter light transport cancelled IFR flight plan then flew VFR in IMC making a downwind landing at...

Attributes
ACN	171172
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bqk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	171172
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain's log. First officer was working radios. 10 mi out, captain requested I ask for a visibility as airport was in sight, visibility was given by ATC. Over the airport captain requested I cancel IFR. I did as requested. We were a little high over the airport and clouds were over the approach end. I stated this to the captain and asked that we stay out of IFR conditions. He did not! He continued right into the clouds, on downwind and with little ground contact turned base. I requested we break off the approach. He did not. As we came out of the clouds he had had run through final and was very high. He turned back at a very steep angle and continued. I requested we break off as we were high and very fast. He did not. We landed approximately halfway down the runway. We also landed with a 30 KT tailwind. If we had been VFR as we were supposed to be we could have seen a wind sock and noticed the wind had changed direction. This captain has shown poor judgement, and has difficulty with good decision making.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT CANCELLED IFR FLT PLAN THEN FLEW VFR IN IMC MAKING A DOWNWIND LNDG AT BOK.

Narrative: CAPT'S LOG. F/O WAS WORKING RADIOS. 10 MI OUT, CAPT REQUESTED I ASK FOR A VIS AS ARPT WAS IN SIGHT, VIS WAS GIVEN BY ATC. OVER THE ARPT CAPT REQUESTED I CANCEL IFR. I DID AS REQUESTED. WE WERE A LITTLE HIGH OVER THE ARPT AND CLOUDS WERE OVER THE APCH END. I STATED THIS TO THE CAPT AND ASKED THAT WE STAY OUT OF IFR CONDITIONS. HE DID NOT! HE CONTINUED RIGHT INTO THE CLOUDS, ON DOWNWIND AND WITH LITTLE GND CONTACT TURNED BASE. I REQUESTED WE BREAK OFF THE APCH. HE DID NOT. AS WE CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS HE HAD HAD RUN THROUGH FINAL AND WAS VERY HIGH. HE TURNED BACK AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE AND CONTINUED. I REQUESTED WE BREAK OFF AS WE WERE HIGH AND VERY FAST. HE DID NOT. WE LANDED APPROX HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY. WE ALSO LANDED WITH A 30 KT TAILWIND. IF WE HAD BEEN VFR AS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WE COULD HAVE SEEN A WIND SOCK AND NOTICED THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION. THIS CAPT HAS SHOWN POOR JUDGEMENT, AND HAS DIFFICULTY WITH GOOD DECISION MAKING.

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.

Commuter light transport cancelled IFR flight plan then flew VFR in IMC making a downwind landing at bok.