Passenger in lavatory during landing procedure rollout.

Attributes
ACN	279944
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
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 : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	279944
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Descending through approximately 1000 ft in final approach, flight attendant rang cockpit twice. As a result of persistent 2ND ring, and since the first officer was flying the aircraft, I answered the flight attendant and was told, 'just wanted to let you know that there is a sick passenger in the aft lavatory who refuses to come out for landing.' I quickly told flight attendant to insure passenger remains in lavatory, and to talk to passenger through door and that we would be on the ground shortly. We did our best to make a smooth landing and rolled out slowly to end up the runway. Passenger later said they were fine. Note: I did not think 'going around' to be a sensible option due to the maneuver itself and not knowing how sick this person was!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX IN LAVATORY DURING LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH APPROX 1000 FT IN FINAL APCH, FLT ATTENDANT RANG COCKPIT TWICE. AS A RESULT OF PERSISTENT 2ND RING, AND SINCE THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT, I ANSWERED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND WAS TOLD, 'JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A SICK PAX IN THE AFT LAVATORY WHO REFUSES TO COME OUT FOR LNDG.' I QUICKLY TOLD FLT ATTENDANT TO INSURE PAX REMAINS IN LAVATORY, AND TO TALK TO PAX THROUGH DOOR AND THAT WE WOULD BE ON THE GND SHORTLY. WE DID OUR BEST TO MAKE A SMOOTH LNDG AND ROLLED OUT SLOWLY TO END UP THE RWY. PAX LATER SAID THEY WERE FINE. NOTE: I DID NOT THINK 'GOING AROUND' TO BE A SENSIBLE OPTION DUE TO THE MANEUVER ITSELF AND NOT KNOWING HOW SICK THIS PERSON WAS!

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.