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Pilot agrees to fly parachuting exhibition even though he is not listed on the FAA authorization form.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vhd airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 3400 agl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 150212 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was called in to fly a parachute demonstration for a company which I used to work for. While reading and signing the waiver to conduct the jump into congested airspace, I noticed that the cover letter stated that a substitution of the pilot would void the waiver, and that my name was not on that waiver. I confronted the owner who said the waiver would still be valid if I was the pilot. The owner has over 10 yrs experience as a pro jumper and owner of a drop zone. The drop site was along the ILS runway 23R at ind, so the ILS was closed while our jump was going on. The jumpers, who are part of a professional jump team, could not positively identify the landing site, so we had to make 3 passes before the jumper got out, closing ind's ILS for approximately 7 mins. The reason I flew the trip was because I trusted the owner and the team, and I knew that their reputation was on the line if they didn't fly. I knew they could not fly west/O me. In the future, I will not risk my ticket for the reputation of others.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AGREES TO FLY PARACHUTING EXHIBITION EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT LISTED ON THE FAA AUTHORIZATION FORM.
Narrative: I WAS CALLED IN TO FLY A PARACHUTE DEMO FOR A COMPANY WHICH I USED TO WORK FOR. WHILE READING AND SIGNING THE WAIVER TO CONDUCT THE JUMP INTO CONGESTED AIRSPACE, I NOTICED THAT THE COVER LETTER STATED THAT A SUBSTITUTION OF THE PLT WOULD VOID THE WAIVER, AND THAT MY NAME WAS NOT ON THAT WAIVER. I CONFRONTED THE OWNER WHO SAID THE WAIVER WOULD STILL BE VALID IF I WAS THE PLT. THE OWNER HAS OVER 10 YRS EXPERIENCE AS A PRO JUMPER AND OWNER OF A DROP ZONE. THE DROP SITE WAS ALONG THE ILS RWY 23R AT IND, SO THE ILS WAS CLOSED WHILE OUR JUMP WAS GOING ON. THE JUMPERS, WHO ARE PART OF A PROFESSIONAL JUMP TEAM, COULD NOT POSITIVELY IDENT THE LNDG SITE, SO WE HAD TO MAKE 3 PASSES BEFORE THE JUMPER GOT OUT, CLOSING IND'S ILS FOR APPROX 7 MINS. THE REASON I FLEW THE TRIP WAS BECAUSE I TRUSTED THE OWNER AND THE TEAM, AND I KNEW THAT THEIR REPUTATION WAS ON THE LINE IF THEY DIDN'T FLY. I KNEW THEY COULD NOT FLY W/O ME. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT RISK MY TICKET FOR THE REPUTATION OF OTHERS.
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.