2008-06 · NASA ASRS report 791501
A FO DESCRIBES A CAPT'S ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR AND ACTIONS LEADING UP TO AND FOLLOWING A TXWY INCURSION AFTER LANDING.
THE BACKGND TO THIS EVENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE CAPT HAS AN ACCENT AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING HIM IN BOTH HIS DICTION AND VOLUME. THE CAPT AND I HAVE FLOWN BEFORE AND HE LIKES THINGS HIS WAY. ALTHOUGH HE DOES ALLOW FO INPUT; I'M NOT ALWAYS SURE THE MESSAGE IS CONVEYED BECAUSE HIS ACTIONS RARELY CHANGE FROM HIS ORIGINAL INTENT (IE; I'VE HEARD WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY BUT THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE!). THE CAPT WAS THE PF AND HE EXPECTED AND RECEIVED THE VISUAL RWY 27L. HE HAD BRIEFED A 'L TURN' OFF THE RWY ON A1. THE CAPT ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO LET THE ACFT ROLL OUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT TO MAKE A TIMELY TURNOFF. AFTER TOUCHDOWN; THE CTLR ASKED US TO MAKE THE A1 TURNOFF AND THE CAPT CONTINUED TO LET THE ACFT ROLL THROUGH THE INTXN. I WOULD SURMISE THE SPD MAY HAVE BEEN 80 KTS AT THE TIME; ALTHOUGH I CANNOT BE CERTAIN. THE CTLR THEN ASKED US TO HURRY DOWN TO TXWY E AND EXIT; AGAIN WITH A L TURN. THE CTLR THEN SAID 'I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT; SO TURN R ON TXWY R.' THE CAPT WAS AT APPROX 50 KTS OR LESS WHEN HE STARTED A L TURN FROM CTRLINE ONTO TXWY R. I STRONGLY ADVOCATED MORE THAN ONCE TO TURN R ON TXWY R; BUT BY THE TIME CAPT HAD HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD MY MESSAGE (IF AT ALL); THE ACFT WAS 90 DEGS TO THE CTRLINE HEADED FOR TXWY R. I THOUGHT ABOUT STOMPING ON THE BRAKES AND GRABBING THE TILLER BUT IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A 180 DEG TURN ON THE RWY TO GET TURNED AROUND AND HEADED IN THE PROPER DIRECTION ON TXWY R. AS THIS ACR DOES NOT TEACH THE FO'S TO TAXI NOR ARE WE EXPECTED TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT DURING GND OPS; I FELT THE SAFER COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE A TURN IN THE PROPER DIRECTION BUT NOT TAKE THE ACFT FROM THE CAPT. I DID NOT SEE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE AIRFRAME OR A PERSON ON THE GND AND; THEREFORE; DID NOT TAKE THE ACFT. THE CTLR THEN INFORMED US THAT WE HAD MADE AN ILLEGAL L TURN AND I DECIDED TO FILL OUT THE SAFETY RPT. THE CAPT WAS STILL UNAWARE THAT HE HAD TURNED THE ACFT THE WRONG WAY AFTER THE EVENT WAS COMPLETE. THIS FURTHER REINFORCED MY BELIEF THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAPT MAY HAVE HEARD ME STRONGLY ADVOCATE TURN R; HE NEVER GOT THE MEANING OF MY MESSAGE.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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