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Pilot report, S80, approach to dfw, passenger refused to situation for landing. Police and paramedics took her off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw.tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 446902 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Dfw tower. On short final runway 35R, a flight attendant came into cockpit to report a woman who would not take her seat for landing. She was a coach passenger, but was standing in first class. I told flight attendant to tell her I said 'to situation down as quickly as possible.' I later found out that first class passenger gave up her seat, so that unruly passenger could be seated. Flight attendants had to almost force this woman into her seat. After landing, flight attendant came back into cockpit to say that the woman probably was drunk and disoriented. Made the decision to call police, since duties of crew members had been interfered with -- especially during critical phase of flight. The lady was elderly and had been combining drugs with alcohol. Cops escorted her off plane as she could barely walk. Paramedics were called by police to check her medical condition. Lady was continuing to lax, but I was told she would be withheld from that flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, S80, APCH TO DFW, PAX REFUSED TO SIT FOR LNDG. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS TOOK HER OFF.
Narrative: DFW TWR. ON SHORT FINAL RWY 35R, A FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO COCKPIT TO RPT A WOMAN WHO WOULD NOT TAKE HER SEAT FOR LNDG. SHE WAS A COACH PAX, BUT WAS STANDING IN FIRST CLASS. I TOLD FLT ATTENDANT TO TELL HER I SAID 'TO SIT DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.' I LATER FOUND OUT THAT FIRST CLASS PAX GAVE UP HER SEAT, SO THAT UNRULY PAX COULD BE SEATED. FLT ATTENDANTS HAD TO ALMOST FORCE THIS WOMAN INTO HER SEAT. AFTER LNDG, FLT ATTENDANT CAME BACK INTO COCKPIT TO SAY THAT THE WOMAN PROBABLY WAS DRUNK AND DISORIENTED. MADE THE DECISION TO CALL POLICE, SINCE DUTIES OF CREW MEMBERS HAD BEEN INTERFERED WITH -- ESPECIALLY DURING CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. THE LADY WAS ELDERLY AND HAD BEEN COMBINING DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL. COPS ESCORTED HER OFF PLANE AS SHE COULD BARELY WALK. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED BY POLICE TO CHK HER MEDICAL CONDITION. LADY WAS CONTINUING TO LAX, BUT I WAS TOLD SHE WOULD BE WITHHELD FROM THAT FLT.
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.