BE24 pilots attribute simulated engine out; off runway landing; to lack of CRM.

Attributes
ACN	657306
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okv.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sierra 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 460 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	657306
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying my aircraft with another pilot doing touch-and-goes. On downwind runway 32 abeam numbers; pulled power for simulated engine out. PF did not complete turn to runway heading in time. Crossed runway and landed in grass alongside. No damage to aircraft or airport property. After pulling onto ramp to check for damage; we taxied out to runway to check runway lights for damage. Tracks showed nothing hit. Factors: PF was an instructor with substantially more experience than I. He did not have nearly as much time in type. I expected him to make the go around decision and he did not. This was definitely a CRM issue. It was clear who was flying; but the decision to go around was not made in time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE24 PLTS ATTRIBUTE SIMULATED ENG OUT; OFF RWY LNDG; TO LACK OF CRM.

Narrative: FLYING MY ACFT WITH ANOTHER PLT DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. ON DOWNWIND RWY 32 ABEAM NUMBERS; PULLED PWR FOR SIMULATED ENG OUT. PF DID NOT COMPLETE TURN TO RWY HDG IN TIME. CROSSED RWY AND LANDED IN GRASS ALONGSIDE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ARPT PROPERTY. AFTER PULLING ONTO RAMP TO CHK FOR DAMAGE; WE TAXIED OUT TO RWY TO CHK RWY LIGHTS FOR DAMAGE. TRACKS SHOWED NOTHING HIT. FACTORS: PF WAS AN INSTRUCTOR WITH SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I. HE DID NOT HAVE NEARLY AS MUCH TIME IN TYPE. I EXPECTED HIM TO MAKE THE GAR DECISION AND HE DID NOT. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A CRM ISSUE. IT WAS CLR WHO WAS FLYING; BUT THE DECISION TO GAR WAS NOT MADE IN TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.