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C310 cargo flight en route cle. Nearing cxr maintaining 4000 ft, pilot fell asleep and did not awaken until 30 mi south of cle, out of fuel in the auxiliary tank and 500 ft above ground. Regained control landed cle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : djb airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 346075 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I became a victim of lack of sleep and late hours of operation. The plights leading to the situation at cle are as follows with times ptk to yip XA40-XB15 EST, yip to yoo XB40-XC05, yoo-yyz XC27-XC50, yyz to cle XD27-XD55. On all legs except yoo to yyz, I used the autoplt when I did all the customs paperwork. On the leg from yyz to cle, I had just finished the customs paperwork for cleveland, and about 15-20 mi north of cxr VOR, to put it plain and simple, the next thing I remember was waking up with the auxiliary tanks out of gas, the aircraft in a descent and about 30 mi south of destination. The clearance was to cxr VOR direct to cle airport at 4000 ft and the actual track was approximately a direct line from yyz to cxr plus 30 mi south of cle and about 500 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C310 CARGO FLT ENRTE CLE. NEARING CXR MAINTAINING 4000 FT, PLT FELL ASLEEP AND DID NOT AWAKEN UNTIL 30 MI S OF CLE, OUT OF FUEL IN THE AUX TANK AND 500 FT ABOVE GND. REGAINED CTL LANDED CLE.
Narrative: I BECAME A VICTIM OF LACK OF SLEEP AND LATE HRS OF OPERATION. THE PLIGHTS LEADING TO THE SIT AT CLE ARE AS FOLLOWS WITH TIMES PTK TO YIP XA40-XB15 EST, YIP TO YOO XB40-XC05, YOO-YYZ XC27-XC50, YYZ TO CLE XD27-XD55. ON ALL LEGS EXCEPT YOO TO YYZ, I USED THE AUTOPLT WHEN I DID ALL THE CUSTOMS PAPERWORK. ON THE LEG FROM YYZ TO CLE, I HAD JUST FINISHED THE CUSTOMS PAPERWORK FOR CLEVELAND, AND ABOUT 15-20 MI N OF CXR VOR, TO PUT IT PLAIN AND SIMPLE, THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER WAS WAKING UP WITH THE AUX TANKS OUT OF GAS, THE ACFT IN A DSCNT AND ABOUT 30 MI S OF DEST. THE CLRNC WAS TO CXR VOR DIRECT TO CLE ARPT AT 4000 FT AND THE ACTUAL TRACK WAS APPROX A DIRECT LINE FROM YYZ TO CXR PLUS 30 MI S OF CLE AND ABOUT 500 FT.
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.