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A commuter captain has his hands full with an 'ab initio' first officer who appeared to be more of a hindrance than assistance. Captain flies wrong departure procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eug.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : eug.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 432102 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying with ab initio first officer. Taxi out took 4 mins during which first officer repeatedly asked questions. She attempted to obtain a clearance the whole way with the frequency in inactive status. She had completed no pretkof flows, though instructed to. She did do these after we stopped at the runway and then I fixed her radio so she could talk to clearance. At this time I completed my system checks. She took out and mounted a departure procedure calling for runway heading. I was under the impression this was to be our clearance. Actually, we were to fly an airway in the same direction. We maintained course guidance/airway width. Nonetheless, I guess I should have provided further assistance to her in obtaining/reading clearance. This also occurred after being continuously on duty all night. Ab initio? Bad idea.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMUTER CAPT HAS HIS HANDS FULL WITH AN 'AB INITIO' FO WHO APPEARED TO BE MORE OF A HINDRANCE THAN ASSISTANCE. CAPT FLIES WRONG DEP PROC.
Narrative: FLYING WITH AB INITIO FO. TAXI OUT TOOK 4 MINS DURING WHICH FO REPEATEDLY ASKED QUESTIONS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN A CLRNC THE WHOLE WAY WITH THE FREQ IN INACTIVE STATUS. SHE HAD COMPLETED NO PRETKOF FLOWS, THOUGH INSTRUCTED TO. SHE DID DO THESE AFTER WE STOPPED AT THE RWY AND THEN I FIXED HER RADIO SO SHE COULD TALK TO CLRNC. AT THIS TIME I COMPLETED MY SYS CHKS. SHE TOOK OUT AND MOUNTED A DEP PROC CALLING FOR RWY HDG. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WAS TO BE OUR CLRNC. ACTUALLY, WE WERE TO FLY AN AIRWAY IN THE SAME DIRECTION. WE MAINTAINED COURSE GUIDANCE/AIRWAY WIDTH. NONETHELESS, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO HER IN OBTAINING/READING CLRNC. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AFTER BEING CONTINUOUSLY ON DUTY ALL NIGHT. AB INITIO? BAD IDEA.
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.