A320 flight crew is fatigued and falls asleep during approach.

Attributes
ACN	706956
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : jasen
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	706956
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

2 leg all-nighter. Start at XA30 fly to west coast then fly all night to the east coast. Both myself and copilot fell asleep on approach to iad. It's legal to schedule; but it's not safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW IS FATIGUED AND FALLS ASLEEP DURING APCH.

Narrative: 2 LEG ALL-NIGHTER. START AT XA30 FLY TO WEST COAST THEN FLY ALL NIGHT TO THE EAST COAST. BOTH MYSELF AND COPLT FELL ASLEEP ON APCH TO IAD. IT'S LEGAL TO SCHEDULE; BUT IT'S NOT SAFE.

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.