1992-05 · NASA ASRS report 211568
CAPT OF AIR CARRIER LTT ACFT MADE AN EXHIBITION TKOF RESULTING IN THE FO CREW MEMBER OBJECTING TO THE CAPT FOR NOT COORDINATING WITH HIM PRIOR TO THE MANEUVER.
A NORMAL SCHEDULED FLT BEGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER; THERE WERE NO PAX ON OUR FLT. THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR OUR SPECIFIC FLT. MY CAPT WAS THE PF FOR THIS LEG. OUR TAXI TO RWY 1L AT SFO WAS UNEVENTFUL AND ROUTINE. I HAD FLOWN WITH THIS CAPT FOR THE WHOLE MONTH AND NEVER ONCE SUSPECTED HE MIGHT TRY ANYTHING UNSAFE. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WITH A RWY HDG CLRNC. I CALLED THE NECESSARY CALLOUTS; V1; ROTATE.... MY CAPT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 5-10 FT OFF THE RWY AND CALLED FOR GEAR UP; FLAPS UP. I HESITATED AND TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA AND AN UNSAFE MANEUVER. AT THAT TIME; HE BROUGHT THE GEAR UP HIMSELF; AND I RELUCTANTLY BROUGHT FLAPS UP AS WE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY DOWN THE RWY. THEN; AT APPROX 180-190 KTS; HE PULLED BACK THE YOKE AND PITCHED THE NOSE UP 20 DEGS OR MORE. AN UNEVENTFUL CLB AND CRUISE FOLLOWED OUR (OR HIS; IN THIS CASE) MANEUVER. IT MADE ME EXTREMELY MAD THAT HE DID NOT DISCUSS THE MANEUVER WITH ME PRIOR TO DEP; AND DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO LISTEN TO ME WHEN I TOLD HIM 'IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA; AND THAT I DID NOT LIKE IT.' THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF AN IGNORANT CAPT HAVING NO RESPECT FOR HIS FO.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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