Low altitude flight on ferry flight with commuter light transport.

Attributes
ACN	300924
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 3ck airport : rfd
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	300924
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
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:

This report is filed as an example of the results of poor execution of crew resource management techniques. Because of a maintenance delay we canceled our scheduled trip and ferried our aircraft to rfd. En route we passed over our neighborhood. The captain initiated a descent to 1200 ft AGL and performed a steep turn over the neighborhood. He then continued on to our destination. In my opinion, this qualifies as a cockpit resource management failure due to the fact I was uncomfortable with the situation and did not voice my concern. Although the operation was legal and we discussed a plan to fly over our homes, I was not planning on making such a 'scene.' I had adequate chance to make my feelings known but did not. This failure to communication my feelings was due to the unexpected action, as well as a relatively poor understanding of the most tactful way to present my views. In the future, I will follow the pace model developed by psychologist (reference business and commercial aviation, april 1995, page 7). I also will ensure to brief myself more completely when performing an operation that is non-standard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW ALT FLT ON FERRY FLT WITH COMMUTER LTT.

Narrative: THIS RPT IS FILED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE RESULTS OF POOR EXECUTION OF CREW RESOURCE MGMNT TECHNIQUES. BECAUSE OF A MAINT DELAY WE CANCELED OUR SCHEDULED TRIP AND FERRIED OUR ACFT TO RFD. ENRTE WE PASSED OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CAPT INITIATED A DSCNT TO 1200 FT AGL AND PERFORMED A STEEP TURN OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE THEN CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST. IN MY OPINION, THIS QUALIFIES AS A COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT FAILURE DUE TO THE FACT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT AND DID NOT VOICE MY CONCERN. ALTHOUGH THE OP WAS LEGAL AND WE DISCUSSED A PLAN TO FLY OVER OUR HOMES, I WAS NOT PLANNING ON MAKING SUCH A 'SCENE.' I HAD ADEQUATE CHANCE TO MAKE MY FEELINGS KNOWN BUT DID NOT. THIS FAILURE TO COM MY FEELINGS WAS DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED ACTION, AS WELL AS A RELATIVELY POOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOST TACTFUL WAY TO PRESENT MY VIEWS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL FOLLOW THE PACE MODEL DEVELOPED BY PSYCHOLOGIST (REF BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION, APRIL 1995, PAGE 7). I ALSO WILL ENSURE TO BRIEF MYSELF MORE COMPLETELY WHEN PERFORMING AN OP THAT IS NON-STANDARD.

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.