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First officer's illness at cos ramp is accepted and flight continues to stl. First officer off duty at stl. Flight crew behavior physical discomfort illness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 353160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
While preparing for departure from cos airport I vomited on the ramp area. It was fairly sudden and I hadn't had symptoms previous to this except a little loss of appetite. Once I finished being sick I felt 100 percent better. I notified the captain and we discussed the situation. I decided to continue the operation back to stl. I reasoned that it seemed whatever it was that made me sick was gone now since I now felt fine. Boy was I wrong. An hour into flight I was suddenly sick again. Then right after felt better again. I was able to complete my PNF duties, but feel I was absolutely stupid to have flown on to stl. I had never had symptoms like this before, but I learned a big lesson from this. That lesson being that my stomach can be unpredictable. I didn't realize what was coming. I got into stl, the company called out a reserve and I went home. I was extremely ill for the next 24 hours. I believe I may have caught some sort of flu. A fever also later developed. Well, I won't do that again! I will use informed judgement next time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO'S ILLNESS AT COS RAMP IS ACCEPTED AND FLT CONTINUES TO STL. FO OFF DUTY AT STL. FLC BEHAVIOR PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT ILLNESS.
Narrative: WHILE PREPARING FOR DEP FROM COS ARPT I VOMITED ON THE RAMP AREA. IT WAS FAIRLY SUDDEN AND I HADN'T HAD SYMPTOMS PREVIOUS TO THIS EXCEPT A LITTLE LOSS OF APPETITE. ONCE I FINISHED BEING SICK I FELT 100 PERCENT BETTER. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND WE DISCUSSED THE SIT. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE OP BACK TO STL. I REASONED THAT IT SEEMED WHATEVER IT WAS THAT MADE ME SICK WAS GONE NOW SINCE I NOW FELT FINE. BOY WAS I WRONG. AN HR INTO FLT I WAS SUDDENLY SICK AGAIN. THEN RIGHT AFTER FELT BETTER AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY PNF DUTIES, BUT FEEL I WAS ABSOLUTELY STUPID TO HAVE FLOWN ON TO STL. I HAD NEVER HAD SYMPTOMS LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT I LEARNED A BIG LESSON FROM THIS. THAT LESSON BEING THAT MY STOMACH CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS COMING. I GOT INTO STL, THE COMPANY CALLED OUT A RESERVE AND I WENT HOME. I WAS EXTREMELY ILL FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. I BELIEVE I MAY HAVE CAUGHT SOME SORT OF FLU. A FEVER ALSO LATER DEVELOPED. WELL, I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN! I WILL USE INFORMED JUDGEMENT NEXT TIME.
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.