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Given a 9 minute void if not off time, small transport pilot parks car, pulls aircraft, preflts, and taxis. Fuel drain valve left open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 137518 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : snl |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 137518 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Shawnee is an uncontrolled airport and was IFR that night. It was dusk and the destination airport was at minimums. After a long wait on the phone, FSS in mcalester gave me a 9 min time off. I still had to park the car, preflight, taxi to active for takeoff. I knew that it not enough time to get everything done. When I was airborne and leaving 3000 ft for 5000 ft, I contacted ZFW advising that I was with them. They asked me my time off and I said a couple of mins ago. The rest of the flight was uneventful except that when I pushed the airplane back into the hangar fuel was pouring out of a fuel drain point that I had previously checked for water. Apparently my quick preflight had left the drain misaligned. I should have refused the clearance for a better time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GIVEN A 9 MINUTE VOID IF NOT OFF TIME, SMT PLT PARKS CAR, PULLS ACFT, PREFLTS, AND TAXIS. FUEL DRAIN VALVE LEFT OPEN.
Narrative: SHAWNEE IS AN UNCTLED ARPT AND WAS IFR THAT NIGHT. IT WAS DUSK AND THE DEST ARPT WAS AT MINIMUMS. AFTER A LONG WAIT ON THE PHONE, FSS IN MCALESTER GAVE ME A 9 MIN TIME OFF. I STILL HAD TO PARK THE CAR, PREFLT, TAXI TO ACTIVE FOR TKOF. I KNEW THAT IT NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. WHEN I WAS AIRBORNE AND LEAVING 3000 FT FOR 5000 FT, I CONTACTED ZFW ADVISING THAT I WAS WITH THEM. THEY ASKED ME MY TIME OFF AND I SAID A COUPLE OF MINS AGO. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT THAT WHEN I PUSHED THE AIRPLANE BACK INTO THE HANGAR FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF A FUEL DRAIN POINT THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY CHKED FOR WATER. APPARENTLY MY QUICK PREFLT HAD LEFT THE DRAIN MISALIGNED. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE CLRNC FOR A BETTER TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.