Commuter pilot has fatigue problem due duty scheduling.

Attributes
ACN	188094
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	188094
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was about to embark on the seventh leg and had been on duty for 12+ hours. My captain called in fatigued, but I did not. I was pressured to continue because the company president had informed my chief pilot that because I am still on (my new hire) 1 hour probation that I should be careful not to call in fatigued or sick. Although the flight from sfo to sbp was uneventful, when I arrived I felt as though I had been in a microsleep during the flight because I did not remember segments of the flight. I feel that the company should use probation as a means of weeding out employees who have poor performance and not a means to pressure pilots to fly unrealistic schedules. As I am writing this I am on a trip that is 2 days. The first day is normal, I start at AD30 and finish at BB38, but my layover is 8 hours and 4 mins followed by a 7 leg day that has a duty time of 13 hours and 22 min. This second day is unrealistic and I am scared that if I call in fatigued I could lose my job. Yet I am also scared that I will be flying physically and mentally tired.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER PLT HAS FATIGUE PROBLEM DUE DUTY SCHEDULING.

Narrative: I WAS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE SEVENTH LEG AND HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR 12+ HRS. MY CAPT CALLED IN FATIGUED, BUT I DID NOT. I WAS PRESSURED TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THE COMPANY PRESIDENT HAD INFORMED MY CHIEF PLT THAT BECAUSE I AM STILL ON (MY NEW HIRE) 1 HR PROBATION THAT I SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO CALL IN FATIGUED OR SICK. ALTHOUGH THE FLT FROM SFO TO SBP WAS UNEVENTFUL, WHEN I ARRIVED I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN IN A MICROSLEEP DURING THE FLT BECAUSE I DID NOT REMEMBER SEGMENTS OF THE FLT. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD USE PROBATION AS A MEANS OF WEEDING OUT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE POOR PERFORMANCE AND NOT A MEANS TO PRESSURE PLTS TO FLY UNREALISTIC SCHEDULES. AS I AM WRITING THIS I AM ON A TRIP THAT IS 2 DAYS. THE FIRST DAY IS NORMAL, I START AT AD30 AND FINISH AT BB38, BUT MY LAYOVER IS 8 HRS AND 4 MINS FOLLOWED BY A 7 LEG DAY THAT HAS A DUTY TIME OF 13 HRS AND 22 MIN. THIS SECOND DAY IS UNREALISTIC AND I AM SCARED THAT IF I CALL IN FATIGUED I COULD LOSE MY JOB. YET I AM ALSO SCARED THAT I WILL BE FLYING PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TIRED.

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.