A B737 captain becomes ill during flight and returns to hnl after declaring an emergency.

Attributes
ACN	341347
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lny
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other 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 : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	341347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	342074
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I (captain) became ill (lightheaded) while en route to ogg. Was closer to hnl, decided best course of action was land and get a crew change. Returned to hnl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CAPT BECOMES ILL DURING FLT AND RETURNS TO HNL AFTER DECLARING AN EMER.

Narrative: I (CAPT) BECAME ILL (LIGHTHEADED) WHILE ENRTE TO OGG. WAS CLOSER TO HNL, DECIDED BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS LAND AND GET A CREW CHANGE. RETURNED TO HNL.

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.