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Pilot of an small transport twin failed to file a requested alternate airport for an IFR flight plan since the destination airport WX was forecast to be less than 2000 ft overcast and 3 mi visibility within plus or minus 1 hour of arrival at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : scz |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 355240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I filed and flew IFR to a destination 900 ft overcast without filing an alternate. I filed at whiteman AFB. The air force's procedures are different. You fill out a different form. I filled out the form and then checked WX (in person, not over the phone). After getting WX, I forgot to update my flight plan with an alternate. Note: I landed at my destination on the first approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN FAILED TO FILE A REQUESTED ALTERNATE ARPT FOR AN IFR FLT PLAN SINCE THE DEST ARPT WX WAS FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 2000 FT OVCST AND 3 MI VISIBILITY WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS 1 HR OF ARR AT DEST.
Narrative: I FILED AND FLEW IFR TO A DEST 900 FT OVCST WITHOUT FILING AN ALTERNATE. I FILED AT WHITEMAN AFB. THE AIR FORCE'S PROCS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU FILL OUT A DIFFERENT FORM. I FILLED OUT THE FORM AND THEN CHKED WX (IN PERSON, NOT OVER THE PHONE). AFTER GETTING WX, I FORGOT TO UPDATE MY FLT PLAN WITH AN ALTERNATE. NOTE: I LANDED AT MY DEST ON THE FIRST APCH.
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.