<< >> NASA ASRS Report 253263, October 1993

Dispatcher report on commuter PIC who flew from fay to rdu with gear down and hadn't contacted dispatch for coordination of flight.

Attributes
ACN	253263
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	253263
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight inb fay-rdu had a landing gear problem. Apparently crew did not notify anyone of their intentions or their situation and proceeded to rdu. Having the gear down affects flight performance. The dispatcher was advised by the equipment coordinator (person who flows aircraft for the day). By the time I was notified, the flight was already safely on the ground. As far as I know, no emergency was declared. Where is the dispatch/pilot joint responsibility communication? The dispatcher needs to be involved in the loop.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RPT ON COMMUTER PIC WHO FLEW FROM FAY TO RDU WITH GEAR DOWN AND HADN'T CONTACTED DISPATCH FOR COORD OF FLT.

Narrative: FLT INB FAY-RDU HAD A LNDG GEAR PROB. APPARENTLY CREW DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE OF THEIR INTENTIONS OR THEIR SIT AND PROCEEDED TO RDU. HAVING THE GEAR DOWN AFFECTS FLT PERFORMANCE. THE DISPATCHER WAS ADVISED BY THE EQUIP COORDINATOR (PERSON WHO FLOWS ACFT FOR THE DAY). BY THE TIME I WAS NOTIFIED, THE FLT WAS ALREADY SAFELY ON THE GND. AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO EMER WAS DECLARED. WHERE IS THE DISPATCH/PLT JOINT RESPONSIBILITY COM? THE DISPATCHER NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LOOP.

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.