Captain of widebody transport on atlantic crossing becomes incapacitated.

Attributes
ACN	265263
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	265263
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was captain on B767 on a north atlantic trip from england to united states of america. I felt the onset of what I thought was a cold during the layover in england but felt ok to fly back. During the crossing I felt increasingly sick and after about 4 hours into the flight I vomited. During the descent into new york I again felt feelings of nausea to the extent that I had to leave the cockpit again and was on the verge of collapse in the toilet for several mins before vomiting again. I returned to the cockpit feeling a little better. Was of little help to the first officer who made an excellent descent approach and landing. I was able to taxi the aircraft to the gate. I drove home where my wife recorded a fever in me and I went to bed. The company does not schedule a relief pilot on this trip since the schedule time is exactly 8 hours. One is required over 8 hours. I am a check airman and was supposed to take a new first officer on that trip but because of a scheduling problem the company could not arrange it. So I flew it with an experienced first officer. It is fortunate that this did not happen at 30 west with a brand new and possibly weak first officer. FARS should require a relief pilot on all north atlantic trips with training being done when the trainee is new to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF WDB ON ATLANTIC XING BECOMES INCAPACITATED.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON B767 ON A NORTH ATLANTIC TRIP FROM ENGLAND TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I FELT THE ONSET OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A COLD DURING THE LAYOVER IN ENGLAND BUT FELT OK TO FLY BACK. DURING THE XING I FELT INCREASINGLY SICK AND AFTER ABOUT 4 HRS INTO THE FLT I VOMITED. DURING THE DSCNT INTO NEW YORK I AGAIN FELT FEELINGS OF NAUSEA TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE COCKPIT AGAIN AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE IN THE TOILET FOR SEVERAL MINS BEFORE VOMITING AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT FEELING A LITTLE BETTER. WAS OF LITTLE HELP TO THE FO WHO MADE AN EXCELLENT DSCNT APCH AND LNDG. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE GATE. I DROVE HOME WHERE MY WIFE RECORDED A FEVER IN ME AND I WENT TO BED. THE COMPANY DOES NOT SCHEDULE A RELIEF PLT ON THIS TRIP SINCE THE SCHEDULE TIME IS EXACTLY 8 HRS. ONE IS REQUIRED OVER 8 HRS. I AM A CHK AIRMAN AND WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A NEW FO ON THAT TRIP BUT BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING PROB THE COMPANY COULD NOT ARRANGE IT. SO I FLEW IT WITH AN EXPERIENCED FO. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 30 W WITH A BRAND NEW AND POSSIBLY WEAK FO. FARS SHOULD REQUIRE A RELIEF PLT ON ALL NORTH ATLANTIC TRIPS WITH TRAINING BEING DONE WHEN THE TRAINEE IS NEW TO THE ACFT.

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.