Narrative:

In sum: an alaskan pilot reports several problems: he let his boss fly his light transport. The boss has no current medical certificate. His air carrier fuel supply may be contaminated. He may have flown into a class 'east' extension of class 'D' airspace without clearance. An IFR aircraft coming out of the class 'D' airspace had less than standard separation with the reporter's aircraft. The reporter's aircraft was VFR, the class 'D' airspace was IMC. An SVFR clearance is very difficult to obtain at best. The controling agency is perfectly happy to let any number of aircraft mill around at the same altitude without a proper clearance or separation. The nearest telephone to aircraft at Z13 is 2 mi away. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was counseled in the callback on the availability of the FAA safety hot line. The reporter believes that the fuel contamination problem has been solved. The aircraft is certified for one pilot operation, so that anyone can situation in the first officer's seat. The reporter and the analyst agree that there was no airspace incursion and that probably the reporter's interpretation of the new airspace is correct -- one can fly in class 'east' airspace that is an extension of class 'D' airspace without talking to the class 'D' airspace controling authority/authorized. The reporter has developed 'contact' approach agreement with bet tower for short flts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT PLT IN ALASKA RPTS CONFUSION WITH THE NEW AIRSPACE DESIGNATIONS AND SVFR OPS IN THE BET AREA. THERE WAS ALSO FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM SOME UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE RPTR'S BOSS WAS FLYING THE ACFT WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN ALASKAN PLT RPTS SEVERAL PROBS: HE LET HIS BOSS FLY HIS LTT. THE BOSS HAS NO CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HIS ACR FUEL SUPPLY MAY BE CONTAMINATED. HE MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO A CLASS 'E' EXTENSION OF CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. AN IFR ACFT COMING OUT OF THE CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE HAD LTSS WITH THE RPTR'S ACFT. THE RPTR'S ACFT WAS VFR, THE CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE WAS IMC. AN SVFR CLRNC IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN AT BEST. THE CTLING AGENCY IS PERFECTLY HAPPY TO LET ANY NUMBER OF ACFT MILL AROUND AT THE SAME ALT WITHOUT A PROPER CLRNC OR SEPARATION. THE NEAREST TELEPHONE TO ACFT AT Z13 IS 2 MI AWAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS COUNSELED IN THE CALLBACK ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FAA SAFETY HOT LINE. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT THE FUEL CONTAMINATION PROB HAS BEEN SOLVED. THE ACFT IS CERTIFIED FOR ONE PLT OP, SO THAT ANYONE CAN SIT IN THE FO'S SEAT. THE RPTR AND THE ANALYST AGREE THAT THERE WAS NO AIRSPACE INCURSION AND THAT PROBABLY THE RPTR'S INTERP OF THE NEW AIRSPACE IS CORRECT -- ONE CAN FLY IN CLASS 'E' AIRSPACE THAT IS AN EXTENSION OF CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO THE CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE CTLING AUTH. THE RPTR HAS DEVELOPED 'CONTACT' APCH AGREEMENT WITH BET TWR FOR SHORT FLTS.

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.