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Reporter acting as safety pilot for private pilot instrument rated but not current. IFR plan filed in pilot's name. Should have been filed for current instrument pilot (safety pilot).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 170122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : az0 |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : az0 |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : az0 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 170122 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| 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:
I was asked to act as a safety pilot for a private pilot (instrument rated). We intended on staying VFR but ended up in IMC. A flight plan had been filed in his name. An IFR clearance was received from kalamazoo approach. I was current for IFR at the time the flight took place and I was acting PIC. He was not current and was sole manipulator of the controls. It is now understood that the flight plan should have been filed in my name.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER ACTING AS SAFETY PLT FOR PVT PLT INSTRUMENT RATED BUT NOT CURRENT. IFR PLAN FILED IN PLT'S NAME. SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED FOR CURRENT INSTRUMENT PLT (SAFETY PLT).
Narrative: I WAS ASKED TO ACT AS A SAFETY PLT FOR A PVT PLT (INSTRUMENT RATED). WE INTENDED ON STAYING VFR BUT ENDED UP IN IMC. A FLT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED IN HIS NAME. AN IFR CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM KALAMAZOO APCH. I WAS CURRENT FOR IFR AT THE TIME THE FLT TOOK PLACE AND I WAS ACTING PIC. HE WAS NOT CURRENT AND WAS SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CTLS. IT IS NOW UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FLT PLAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED IN MY NAME.
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.