PIC RPT ON OVERLOAD WITH AN INEXPERIENCED FO AND AN ATTEMPT TO HURRY OFF THE RWY TO ACCOMMODATE ATC AT OAK; CA.
Synopsis
PIC RPT ON OVERLOAD WITH AN INEXPERIENCED FO AND AN ATTEMPT TO HURRY OFF THE RWY TO ACCOMMODATE ATC AT OAK; CA.
Narrative
LANDED RWY 29; TWR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLR ANOTHER ACFT TO TAKE OFF AFTER WE LANDED. ASKED US TO EXPEDITE CLRING THE RWY. I DECIDED TO CLR THE RWY ON THE FIRST TURNOFF. I HAD BRIEFED THE SECOND TURNOFF. AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY; I HAD TROUBLE SEEING THE TXWY CTRLINE (PAINT WAS WORN OFF). I HAD A FO WITH LESS THAN 100 HR WITH THE AIRLINE (AND ACFT). THE FO WAS STRUGGLING WITH RADIOS AND WAS NOT AWARE OF MY TEMPORARY CONFUSION. INSTEAD OF STOPPING AND CLRING UP THE CONFUSION; I CONTINUED TO TAXI; LOOKING OUT TO THE L FOR A TURNOFF. I WAS DISTR AND TAXIED OFF THE CTRLINE OF THE TXWY. WE REMAINED ON THE TXWY; BUT I CAME CLOSE TO THE TAXI LIGHTS. I INSPECTED THE ACFT AND NO INDICATION OF ANY DAMAGE; AND TAXI LIGHTS WERE ALL INTACT. TASK SATURATION CAN BUILD UP FAST. I WAS INTENT ON TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE TWR'S REQUEST; DID NOT ADEQUATELY BRIEF THE FIRST TURNOFF; DID NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH EFFORT A NEW (INEXPERIENCED) FO WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO TASK SATURATION. LESSON LEARNED: BRIEF COMPLETELY; STOP; POS YOURSELF ON THE CHART AND THEN TAXI. MANAGE WORKLOAD WITH INEXPERIENCED FO. THE FO WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE WE WERE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.