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An air carrier light transport captain reports that he let his first class medical expire. Far violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dlh |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 349920 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After transitioning to a larger aircraft, all my ground school training and check rides changed from september to october. In september, I received the standard postcard from my doctor notifying me that my flight physical was due in october. This made sense because I always have my physical in the month I train and check. Oct tue 1996 was the first time my company contacted me wondering where their copy of my medical was. I checked my medical and discovered it had expired. My last physical was march 1996. I immediately scheduled a physical and received a class 1 medical on oct fri 1996. While I feel that this is mostly my fault, there were other factors involved. If I had been on my old training schedule, I would have caught it. If my doctor's database (postcard notification) hadn't been screwed up, I would have caught it. If my company had contacted me as most companies do, I would have caught it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT CAPT RPTS THAT HE LET HIS FIRST CLASS MEDICAL EXPIRE. FAR VIOLATION.
Narrative: AFTER TRANSITIONING TO A LARGER ACFT, ALL MY GND SCHOOL TRAINING AND CHK RIDES CHANGED FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER. IN SEPTEMBER, I RECEIVED THE STANDARD POSTCARD FROM MY DOCTOR NOTIFYING ME THAT MY FLT PHYSICAL WAS DUE IN OCTOBER. THIS MADE SENSE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAVE MY PHYSICAL IN THE MONTH I TRAIN AND CHK. OCT TUE 1996 WAS THE FIRST TIME MY COMPANY CONTACTED ME WONDERING WHERE THEIR COPY OF MY MEDICAL WAS. I CHKED MY MEDICAL AND DISCOVERED IT HAD EXPIRED. MY LAST PHYSICAL WAS MARCH 1996. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A PHYSICAL AND RECEIVED A CLASS 1 MEDICAL ON OCT FRI 1996. WHILE I FEEL THAT THIS IS MOSTLY MY FAULT, THERE WERE OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED. IF I HAD BEEN ON MY OLD TRAINING SCHEDULE, I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. IF MY DOCTOR'S DATABASE (POSTCARD NOTIFICATION) HADN'T BEEN SCREWED UP, I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. IF MY COMPANY HAD CONTACTED ME AS MOST COMPANIES DO, I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT.
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.