An LR35 PIC's report on an emotional outbreak by the first officer creating a traumatic scene in the...

Attributes
ACN	599285
Time
Date	200311
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict.tracon tower : ict.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 19l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	599285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On the localizer outside the FAF with a clearance for the approach. In light to moderate turbulence, my altitude was 120 ft low during a planned airspeed decrease. During correcting my altitude, the first officer on the trip started banging his finger on the altimeter instead of making the proper verbal call. This being very distracting, I made a hand gesture to get him to stop. At this time, the first officer became very abusive, yelling at me during the rest of the approach. The WX was at minimums for the localizer approach and I had to focus on the approach and ignore the ravings of the first officer. This created an unsafe condition in the cockpit during a critical phase of flight. This being a part 135 trip, a higher level of professionalism is required. I am very concerned about the mental stability of this airman. Contributing factors: 1) lack of knowledge of far and operations specifications on the part of first officer, 2) poor training and lack of support for CRM on the company's part. The only action that I can take is to refuse to fly with this first officer, which may lead to my termination. Conclusion: I have never seen a company allow its first officer's to run all over a captain. It is unsafe to have a first officer throwing a temper tantrum on the final phase of a minimums non precision approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LR35 PIC'S RPT ON AN EMOTIONAL OUTBREAK BY THE FO CREATING A TRAUMATIC SCENE IN THE COCKPIT RELATED TO CREW COORD PROCS DURING A NON PRECISION LOC APCH INTO ICT, KS.

Narrative: ON THE LOC OUTSIDE THE FAF WITH A CLRNC FOR THE APCH. IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB, MY ALT WAS 120 FT LOW DURING A PLANNED AIRSPD DECREASE. DURING CORRECTING MY ALT, THE FO ON THE TRIP STARTED BANGING HIS FINGER ON THE ALTIMETER INSTEAD OF MAKING THE PROPER VERBAL CALL. THIS BEING VERY DISTRACTING, I MADE A HAND GESTURE TO GET HIM TO STOP. AT THIS TIME, THE FO BECAME VERY ABUSIVE, YELLING AT ME DURING THE REST OF THE APCH. THE WX WAS AT MINIMUMS FOR THE LOC APCH AND I HAD TO FOCUS ON THE APCH AND IGNORE THE RAVINGS OF THE FO. THIS CREATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN THE COCKPIT DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. THIS BEING A PART 135 TRIP, A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM IS REQUIRED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MENTAL STABILITY OF THIS AIRMAN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF FAR AND OPS SPECS ON THE PART OF FO, 2) POOR TRAINING AND LACK OF SUPPORT FOR CRM ON THE COMPANY'S PART. THE ONLY ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE IS TO REFUSE TO FLY WITH THIS FO, WHICH MAY LEAD TO MY TERMINATION. CONCLUSION: I HAVE NEVER SEEN A COMPANY ALLOW ITS FO'S TO RUN ALL OVER A CAPT. IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE A FO THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM ON THE FINAL PHASE OF A MINIMUMS NON PRECISION APCH.

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.

An LR35 PIC's report on an emotional outbreak by the first officer creating a traumatic scene in the cockpit related to crew coordination procedures during a non precision localizer approach into ict, ks.