PIC complains of far work rules that lead to flight crew behavior fatigue.

Attributes
ACN	203509
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	203509
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On mar/tue/92, I had on 11.6 hour duty day with 8 legs. That night I had a reduced rest scheduled to exactly 8 hours. On the second day we were scheduled for 6.3 hours of duty with 5 legs. Both my first officer and myself awoke the next morning still feeling very fatigued and sleepy. On the last leg of the day, my first officer was flying as we were descending into the airport area for the approach. I fell asleep for about 1 min and woke up so disoriented that for 500 ft I watched the altimeter unwind and wondered why we were climbing. This is not the first such incident. I have had altitude busts, missed checklist items, etc following reduced rests.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC COMPLAINS OF FAR WORK RULES THAT LEAD TO FLC BEHAVIOR FATIGUE.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/92, I HAD ON 11.6 HR DUTY DAY WITH 8 LEGS. THAT NIGHT I HAD A REDUCED REST SCHEDULED TO EXACTLY 8 HRS. ON THE SECOND DAY WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR 6.3 HRS OF DUTY WITH 5 LEGS. BOTH MY FO AND MYSELF AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING STILL FEELING VERY FATIGUED AND SLEEPY. ON THE LAST LEG OF THE DAY, MY FO WAS FLYING AS WE WERE DSNDING INTO THE ARPT AREA FOR THE APCH. I FELL ASLEEP FOR ABOUT 1 MIN AND WOKE UP SO DISORIENTED THAT FOR 500 FT I WATCHED THE ALTIMETER UNWIND AND WONDERED WHY WE WERE CLBING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SUCH INCIDENT. I HAVE HAD ALT BUSTS, MISSED CHKLIST ITEMS, ETC FOLLOWING REDUCED RESTS.

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.