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A B1900 air carrier first officer reports the captain canceled IFR without the airport in sight. After going IMC he declared a missed approach. Lack of CRM prevented first officer input.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 784065 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 784065 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In an effort to avoid an instrument approach; captain-PF canceled IFR approximately 20 mi from ZZZ so that he could descend below MEA in order to get below a cloud layer. Captain did not have destination in sight; nor did he obtain WX report. PF-captain was descending under rapidly deteriorating conditions to destination airport when he overheard a radio call inquiring about obtaining an SVFR departure from destination airport. Captain-PF then obtained WX and received a report describing below VFR conditions. Upon entering IMC; captain then asked that I declare a 'missed approach' to center and to tell them that 'the WX suddenly dropped and we lost sight of the airport' and that I 'request an ILS approach.' captain would not tolerate first officer input.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B1900 ACR FO REPORTS THE CAPT CANCELED IFR WITHOUT THE ARPT IN SIGHT. AFTER GOING IMC HE DECLARED A MISSED APCH. LACK OF CRM PREVENTED FO INPUT.
Narrative: IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID AN INST APCH; CAPT-PF CANCELED IFR APPROX 20 MI FROM ZZZ SO THAT HE COULD DSND BELOW MEA IN ORDER TO GET BELOW A CLOUD LAYER. CAPT DID NOT HAVE DEST IN SIGHT; NOR DID HE OBTAIN WX RPT. PF-CAPT WAS DSNDING UNDER RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TO DEST ARPT WHEN HE OVERHEARD A RADIO CALL INQUIRING ABOUT OBTAINING AN SVFR DEP FROM DEST ARPT. CAPT-PF THEN OBTAINED WX AND RECEIVED A RPT DESCRIBING BELOW VFR CONDITIONS. UPON ENTERING IMC; CAPT THEN ASKED THAT I DECLARE A 'MISSED APCH' TO CTR AND TO TELL THEM THAT 'THE WX SUDDENLY DROPPED AND WE LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT' AND THAT I 'REQUEST AN ILS APCH.' CAPT WOULD NOT TOLERATE FO INPUT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.