Captain of air carrier light transport aircraft concerned that he did not compute new required runwa...

Attributes
ACN	232993
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfl tower : srq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	232993
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A flight from lax to bfl with the FAA on board. I, as captain, was the PNF. When I copied the ATIS at bfl I learned that 4357 ft of runway 30R was closed which left 6500 ft of usable runway remaining. I took the plane and had the copilot check to see if we had performance data for the new conditions, we did not have it so I had him check the performance data for san luis obispo (sbp) which is much more restrictive (4799 ft at sbp) which would ensure that we were legal to land. After landing the FAA inspector said nothing and I haven't heard anything about the incident since. At the time I thought we were legal but now I'm sure I should have had the performance data for the specific conditions at the specific airport. Contributing factors: dispatch knew of the shorter runway in bfl but didn't tell me. Operations in lax knew but didn't say anything. She was having the rampers (who make $6.00/hour and have no idea of what the consequences are) give us the new performance at bfl along with the manifests which I did not receive. My copilot knew but assumed that I knew. My complacency about bfl is that when you fly to an airport 20 times a month for 2 months (I fly from sbp-lax-bfl-lax- sbp everyday and that's all I do). I missed the shorter runway conditions on the NOTAMS which was my fault. I have to keep familiarity from keeping me from reading the NOTAMS in detail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LTT ACFT CONCERNED THAT HE DID NOT COMPUTE NEW REQUIRED RWY LENGTH ACCURATELY INFLT WHEN LEARNING THAT A PORTION OF THE RWY IN USE WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: A FLT FROM LAX TO BFL WITH THE FAA ON BOARD. I, AS CAPT, WAS THE PNF. WHEN I COPIED THE ATIS AT BFL I LEARNED THAT 4357 FT OF RWY 30R WAS CLOSED WHICH LEFT 6500 FT OF USABLE RWY REMAINING. I TOOK THE PLANE AND HAD THE COPLT CHK TO SEE IF WE HAD PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE NEW CONDITIONS, WE DID NOT HAVE IT SO I HAD HIM CHK THE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO (SBP) WHICH IS MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE (4799 FT AT SBP) WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT WE WERE LEGAL TO LAND. AFTER LNDG THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID NOTHING AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE INCIDENT SINCE. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT WE WERE LEGAL BUT NOW I'M SURE I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AT THE SPECIFIC ARPT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DISPATCH KNEW OF THE SHORTER RWY IN BFL BUT DIDN'T TELL ME. OPS IN LAX KNEW BUT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. SHE WAS HAVING THE RAMPERS (WHO MAKE $6.00/HR AND HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE) GIVE US THE NEW PERFORMANCE AT BFL ALONG WITH THE MANIFESTS WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE. MY COPLT KNEW BUT ASSUMED THAT I KNEW. MY COMPLACENCY ABOUT BFL IS THAT WHEN YOU FLY TO AN ARPT 20 TIMES A MONTH FOR 2 MONTHS (I FLY FROM SBP-LAX-BFL-LAX- SBP EVERYDAY AND THAT'S ALL I DO). I MISSED THE SHORTER RWY CONDITIONS ON THE NOTAMS WHICH WAS MY FAULT. I HAVE TO KEEP FAMILIARITY FROM KEEPING ME FROM READING THE NOTAMS IN DETAIL.

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.

Captain of air carrier light transport aircraft concerned that he did not compute new required runway length accurately in-flight when learning that a portion of the runway in use was closed.