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Emergency medical service air ambulance flight confuses ARTCC radar controller with retention of lifeguard call sign. Atx ambulance flight returning to land with aircraft problem and not a designated ambulance service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124874 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 124874 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a lifeguard flight to chadron, northeast, to pick up a patient, we experienced landing gear problems and could not get an indication that the left main landing gear was down and locked. Since there are no ATC facs at chadron, we elected to return to den. Before leaving den we had filed to chadron and a return flight plan to apa. After realizing our gear problem would prevent our landing in chadron, we requested our clearance back to apa, which we were given under a lifeguard call sign (even though we had no patient on board). During this time we were doing everything we could think of to extend and lock the gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AIR AMBULANCE FLT CONFUSES ARTCC RADAR CTLR WITH RETENTION OF LIFEGUARD CALL SIGN. ATX AMBULANCE FLT RETURNING TO LAND WITH ACFT PROBLEM AND NOT A DESIGNATED AMBULANCE SERVICE.
Narrative: ON A LIFEGUARD FLT TO CHADRON, NE, TO PICK UP A PATIENT, WE EXPERIENCED LNDG GEAR PROBS AND COULD NOT GET AN INDICATION THAT THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SINCE THERE ARE NO ATC FACS AT CHADRON, WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEN. BEFORE LEAVING DEN WE HAD FILED TO CHADRON AND A RETURN FLT PLAN TO APA. AFTER REALIZING OUR GEAR PROB WOULD PREVENT OUR LNDG IN CHADRON, WE REQUESTED OUR CLRNC BACK TO APA, WHICH WE WERE GIVEN UNDER A LIFEGUARD CALL SIGN (EVEN THOUGH WE HAD NO PATIENT ON BOARD). DURING THIS TIME WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE GEAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.