AN ACR FO RPTS THAT HIS CHK AIRMAN DID ALL MANNER OF DUMB AND ILLEGAL THINGS; SUCH AS FLYING BELOW THE GS; FLYING LOW OVER A TOWN; AND PRETENDING TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS.

Date: 1992-05 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-excursion-from-assigned-altitude|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

AN ACR FO RPTS THAT HIS CHK AIRMAN DID ALL MANNER OF DUMB AND ILLEGAL THINGS; SUCH AS FLYING BELOW THE GS; FLYING LOW OVER A TOWN; AND PRETENDING TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS.

Narrative

DEP; CLB AND CRUISE WERE ALL NORMAL. ON DSCNT TO BETHEL WE WERE PREPARING FOR AN ILS DME RWY 18 APCH TO THE ARPT FOLLOWING THE ARC FROM WEEKE INTXN. WE BROKE OUT BELOW THE CEILING AROUND 20 MI OUT. THE CHK AIRMAN WHO WAS FLYING; SAID CALL THE ARPT IN SIGHT FOR THE VISUAL. I REPLIED I DIDN'T SEE THE FIELD BUT RADIOED HIS REQUEST. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. THE CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO SET 1600 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. I DID. I'M NEW TO ALASKA AND I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THESE ARPTS. ON CHK THE ARPT ELEVATION 1600 FT SEEMED NORMAL PATTERN ALT. AT 1600 FT AND 15 MI OUT I WAS WONDERING IF HE COULD SEE THE FIELD. WE STARTED DSNDING OUT OF 1600 FT. I NOTED OUR ALT AT 1000 FT AND HE CONTINUED HIS DSCNT. HE NEVER REPLIED. AT 700 FT AND 10 MI OUT I TUNED THE LOC. HE TOLD ME TO RETURN TO THE VOR FREQ. I DID. (LATER HE SAID I COULD KILL SOMEONE BY DOING THIS IN ALASKA.) SHORTLY; WE PASSED OVER TOWN (210 KTS); SAW THE FIELD; FLAPS; GEAR; 40-45 DEG BANKS; THROUGH FINAL -- RETURN TO FINAL AT 500 FT AND THEN WE LAND. THIS MAN'S REPUTATION IS DANGEROUS. I NOW KNOW WHY. WE VIOLATED SEVERAL REGS TO INCLUDE GOING BELOW THE GS WHEN ONE IS AVAILABLE; LESS THAN 1000 FT OVER CONGESTED AREA (FLEW OVER TOWN); CALLING FOR A VISUAL WHEN; IN FACT; HE DID NOT; NOR DID I; HAVE THE ARPT IN SIGHT. DANGEROUS AND CARELESS OP.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.