FALCON 20 FO ASKED THE CAPT TO BRING FUEL UP TO THE LEGAL IFR REQUIREMENT. THE CAPT REFUSED AND OPERATED THE FLT TO CWA.

Date: 1999-06 · Aircraft: Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F · Phase: landing

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Synopsis

FALCON 20 FO ASKED THE CAPT TO BRING FUEL UP TO THE LEGAL IFR REQUIREMENT. THE CAPT REFUSED AND OPERATED THE FLT TO CWA.

Narrative

THE CAPT; AND ALSO CHIEF PLT; I WAS FLYING WITH WOULD NOT PUT ON MORE FUEL AT MY REQUEST. WE WERE BOTH AWARE OF THE FORECAST CONDITIONS AT OUR DEST; AND WERE BOTH ALSO AWARE THAT THESE CONDITIONS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL FUEL TO BE ADDED TO REMAIN WITHIN LEGAL IFR RESERVE FUEL MINIMUMS. HOWEVER; THE CAPT WAS STILL UNWILLING TO PURCHASE THE FUEL. THE CAPT LEFT THE ACFT WITH FBO PERSONNEL AND I THOUGHT HE WOULD RECONSIDER HIS POS AND ORDER THE REQUIRED FUEL. HOWEVER; WHEN HE RETURNED; HE STARTED THE ACFT AND SAID WE WERE GOING. I AM NEW WITH THIS COMPANY AND WAS AFRAID TO MAKE WAVES WITH MY BOSS; AS HE HAS A POOR RECORD WITH PLT PERSONNEL. I SHOULD HAVE MADE A STAND; AND DEPLANED THE ACFT; BUT I DID NOT. WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 35 MINS OF FUEL AT OUR DEST AFTER SHOOTING AN ILS TO 500 FT AND APPROX 1 1/4 SM VISIBILITY. I VOICED MY DISPLEASURE WITH HIS ACTIONS; PUTTING OUR CERTIFICATES IN JEOPARDY; AND PUTTING THE ACFT AND PAX IN JEOPARDY. I MADE CONTACT WITH HIS SUPERIOR AND INFORMED HIM OF THE EVENT. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND ME IN ALL SITS OF THIS NATURE; AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN; AND THE CAPT WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE COMPANY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I SHOULD AND WILL TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO AVOID PUTTING MY CERTIFICATE; MY SAFETY; THE PAX SAFETY; OR THE ACFT IN JEOPARDY.

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