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An air carrier light transport crew succumbed to temptation and did some low level civil operation, sightseeing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 319612 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nuw |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 319612 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight from sea to bli. No passenger on board. Canceled IFR flight plan to fly low altitude and do some sightseeing. Only VFR chart in use was a WAC chart. We flew through various wildlife refuges at altitudes as low as 1500 ft MSL. We did not see any wildlife refuges on WAC chart. Noticed these on VFR sectional chart later on in the day. Perhaps in the future, we shouldn't do any low altitude flying over unfamiliar areas without at least a sectional chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT CREW SUCCUMBED TO TEMPTATION AND DID SOME LOW LEVEL CIVIL OP, SIGHTSEEING.
Narrative: FLT FROM SEA TO BLI. NO PAX ON BOARD. CANCELED IFR FLT PLAN TO FLY LOW ALT AND DO SOME SIGHTSEEING. ONLY VFR CHART IN USE WAS A WAC CHART. WE FLEW THROUGH VARIOUS WILDLIFE REFUGES AT ALTS AS LOW AS 1500 FT MSL. WE DID NOT SEE ANY WILDLIFE REFUGES ON WAC CHART. NOTICED THESE ON VFR SECTIONAL CHART LATER ON IN THE DAY. PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE, WE SHOULDN'T DO ANY LOW ALT FLYING OVER UNFAMILIAR AREAS WITHOUT AT LEAST A SECTIONAL CHART.
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.