What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight was getting vectors for a downwind when ATC gave them a turn inbound and descent to 3000 feet for the arrival. The first officer was the flying pilot, and the captain was the pilot monitoring and looking for traffic. The first officer (fo) did not hear the captain respond to the next ATC call, so per company procedures the fo responded to ATC. Then the fo looked over at the captain, who was leaning back and completely out. The fo shook the shoulder of the captain and moved the captain’s sunglasses but there was no response from the captain. The fo declared an emergency. Their flight was in sequence and ATC cleared them for the approach and told them to contact the tower. The fo missed responding to that call and did not transfer to tower. At about 2000 feet the captain became alert. The first officer asked the captain, "are you okay'" the captain continued the pilot monitoring duties and both pilots followed company standard operating procedures as the flight was completed and continued to the gate. They had a normal landing by the fo and the captain taxied the aircraft to the gate area. At the gate EMS and company chief pilots met the aircraft. After the passengers deplaned, the captain was taken by emts to the hospital emergency room for evaluation. The fo and flight attendants were released from duty that day.
Both the captain and first officer have filed asap reports that were accepted by the erc. The first officer received counseling in regard to the omission of contacting the tower for landing clearance. The erc determined that the fo did a good job flying the aircraft and following company procedures and dealing with the emergency medical. The erc then closed the first officer report.
According to the erc the captain will follow the medical protocol by the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT WAS GETTING VECTORS FOR A DOWNWIND WHEN ATC GAVE THEM A TURN INBOUND AND DESCENT TO 3000 FEET FOR THE ARRIVAL. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS THE FLYING PILOT, AND THE CAPTAIN WAS THE PILOT MONITORING AND LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC. THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) DID NOT HEAR THE CAPTAIN RESPOND TO THE NEXT ATC CALL, SO PER COMPANY PROCEDURES THE FO RESPONDED TO ATC. THEN THE FO LOOKED OVER AT THE CAPTAIN, WHO WAS LEANING BACK AND COMPLETELY OUT. THE FO SHOOK THE SHOULDER OF THE CAPTAIN AND MOVED THE CAPTAIN’S SUNGLASSES BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAPTAIN. THE FO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEIR FLIGHT WAS IN SEQUENCE AND ATC CLEARED THEM FOR THE APPROACH AND TOLD THEM TO CONTACT THE TOWER. THE FO MISSED RESPONDING TO THAT CALL AND DID NOT TRANSFER TO TOWER. AT ABOUT 2000 FEET THE CAPTAIN BECAME ALERT. THE FIRST OFFICER ASKED THE CAPTAIN, "ARE YOU OKAY'" THE CAPTAIN CONTINUED THE PILOT MONITORING DUTIES AND BOTH PILOTS FOLLOWED COMPANY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND CONTINUED TO THE GATE. THEY HAD A NORMAL LANDING BY THE FO AND THE CAPTAIN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE AREA. AT THE GATE EMS AND COMPANY CHIEF PILOTS MET THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED, THE CAPTAIN WAS TAKEN BY EMTS TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION. THE FO AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE RELEASED FROM DUTY THAT DAY.
BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER HAVE FILED ASAP REPORTS THAT WERE ACCEPTED BY THE ERC. THE FIRST OFFICER RECEIVED COUNSELING IN REGARD TO THE OMISSION OF CONTACTING THE TOWER FOR LANDING CLEARANCE. THE ERC DETERMINED THAT THE FO DID A GOOD JOB FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AND FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND DEALING WITH THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL. THE ERC THEN CLOSED THE FIRST OFFICER REPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE ERC THE CAPTAIN WILL FOLLOW THE MEDICAL PROTOCOL BY THE FAA.