Non essential cockpit occupant in a high altitude night operation sitting at the captain position.

Attributes
ACN	293415
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 45000 msl bound upper : 45000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	293415
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was asked to give my seat to a senior captain (rated in aircraft) deadheading in back of aircraft. He put his son, an adult, in the other seat. He likes to give a lot of commentary, in doing so, he apparently missed a revised clearance from ZDC/ZNY. Maybe he's not as good an instructor/PIC as he thinks he is. One of us (assigned crewmembers) should have stayed in jump seat!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON ESSENTIAL COCKPIT OCCUPANT IN A HIGH ALT NIGHT OP SITTING AT THE CAPT POS.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED TO GIVE MY SEAT TO A SENIOR CAPT (RATED IN ACFT) DEADHEADING IN BACK OF ACFT. HE PUT HIS SON, AN ADULT, IN THE OTHER SEAT. HE LIKES TO GIVE A LOT OF COMMENTARY, IN DOING SO, HE APPARENTLY MISSED A REVISED CLRNC FROM ZDC/ZNY. MAYBE HE'S NOT AS GOOD AN INSTRUCTOR/PIC AS HE THINKS HE IS. ONE OF US (ASSIGNED CREWMEMBERS) SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN JUMP SEAT!

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.