<< >> NASA ASRS Report 296540, February 1995

Part 121 commuter captain departs airport without the required alternate airport listed on his dispatch release form.

Attributes
ACN	296540
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yyz
State Reference	ON
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	296540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Far part 121 requires an alternate airport to be listed on the flight dispatch release when required by the '1-2-3' rule. I checked the hourly sa report and forecast but did not notice ETA plus 1 hour would put us into the next forecast period, which was forecasting an 800 ft ceiling (altitude required). My dispatcher and myself overlooked this and I took off without the information and had to call en route to have the release amended.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PART 121 COMMUTER CAPT DEPARTS ARPT WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALTERNATE ARPT LISTED ON HIS DISPATCH RELEASE FORM.

Narrative: FAR PART 121 REQUIRES AN ALTERNATE ARPT TO BE LISTED ON THE FLT DISPATCH RELEASE WHEN REQUIRED BY THE '1-2-3' RULE. I CHKED THE HRLY SA RPT AND FORECAST BUT DID NOT NOTICE ETA PLUS 1 HR WOULD PUT US INTO THE NEXT FORECAST PERIOD, WHICH WAS FORECASTING AN 800 FT CEILING (ALT REQUIRED). MY DISPATCHER AND MYSELF OVERLOOKED THIS AND I TOOK OFF WITHOUT THE INFO AND HAD TO CALL ENRTE TO HAVE THE RELEASE AMENDED.

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.