Commuter captain cancels IFR illegally.

Attributes
ACN	249364
Time
Date	199308
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : phl
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	249364
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain operated part 121 VFR without dispatcher's approval which is a violation of part 121 regulations on a flight from phl to orh. I was unaware of this until after the trip. It's usually a given that the captain will get approval via telephone before the flight, but this individual has problems with the rules. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reference acn #294351 for reporter comments as same captain has repeated this behavior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER CAPT CANCELS IFR ILLEGALLY.

Narrative: CAPT OPERATED PART 121 VFR WITHOUT DISPATCHER'S APPROVAL WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF PART 121 REGS ON A FLT FROM PHL TO ORH. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL AFTER THE TRIP. IT'S USUALLY A GIVEN THAT THE CAPT WILL GET APPROVAL VIA TELEPHONE BEFORE THE FLT, BUT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS PROBS WITH THE RULES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REF ACN #294351 FOR RPTR COMMENTS AS SAME CAPT HAS REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR.

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.