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Flight crew of an light transport diverted and landed due to deteriorating WX and insufficient fuel to continue to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 291319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3sm |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 291319 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While returning from ewr to yip (part 91), we diverted as asked by company dispatch to (bak). The captain calculated distance, ground speed and fuel burn which gave us fuel reserve required by far. The calculations were done with information obtain from FSS. Notifying ZOB after passing (eri), the captain requested diversion and received vector for (bak). As first officer, I asked a fellow crew member riding jump seat who was a commercial MEL and current in the aircraft if he wanted the rest of the leg. The 3RD crew member accepted and occupied the right seat for the remainder of the flight. I took the jump seat in the rear of aircraft in which intercom didn't work. Upon landing at (3SM) I learned the crew advised ATC of minimum fuel condition but not declaring an emergency. ATC asked if they wanted (bak) destination or divert to shelbyville (3SM). In consideration of WX and winds, crew felt it was prudent to divert and land with a comfortable fuel level rather than continue the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT DIVERTED AND LANDED DUE TO DETERIORATING WX AND INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO CONTINUE TO DEST.
Narrative: WHILE RETURNING FROM EWR TO YIP (PART 91), WE DIVERTED AS ASKED BY COMPANY DISPATCH TO (BAK). THE CAPT CALCULATED DISTANCE, GND SPD AND FUEL BURN WHICH GAVE US FUEL RESERVE REQUIRED BY FAR. THE CALCULATIONS WERE DONE WITH INFO OBTAIN FROM FSS. NOTIFYING ZOB AFTER PASSING (ERI), THE CAPT REQUESTED DIVERSION AND RECEIVED VECTOR FOR (BAK). AS FO, I ASKED A FELLOW CREW MEMBER RIDING JUMP SEAT WHO WAS A COMMERCIAL MEL AND CURRENT IN THE ACFT IF HE WANTED THE REST OF THE LEG. THE 3RD CREW MEMBER ACCEPTED AND OCCUPIED THE R SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. I TOOK THE JUMP SEAT IN THE REAR OF ACFT IN WHICH INTERCOM DIDN'T WORK. UPON LNDG AT (3SM) I LEARNED THE CREW ADVISED ATC OF MINIMUM FUEL CONDITION BUT NOT DECLARING AN EMER. ATC ASKED IF THEY WANTED (BAK) DEST OR DIVERT TO SHELBYVILLE (3SM). IN CONSIDERATION OF WX AND WINDS, CREW FELT IT WAS PRUDENT TO DIVERT AND LAND WITH A COMFORTABLE FUEL LEVEL RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE FLT.
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.